ELIZABETHTOWN – The N.C. Department of Transportation is closing the northbound U.S. 701 bridge over the Cape Fear River this afternoon to conduct a safety inspection.
The department’s bridge maintenance crews need to close the bridge to stage its equipment and set up an inspection platform overnight and be ready to conduct the inspections on Friday morning.
During the closure, traffic will be shifted to the southbound U.S. 701 bridge, operating in a two-lane pattern.
If no structural problems are discovered, the agency can reopen the northbound bridge by Saturday.