NCDOT Receives Federal Grant from Federal Highway Administration
In January 2023, the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge replacement project, also known as the Alligator River Bridge on U.S. 64 between Tyrrell and Dare Counties received a $110 million federal Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant from the Federal Highway Administration.
This grant not only funds the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge replacement; it provides for broadband installation infrastructure between Interstate 95 in Rocky Mount and N.C. 12 in Nags Head, an area historically underserved by internet access.
The existing bridge will remain open during construction and will be removed once the new bridge is open to traffic. Construction of the new bridge will also avoid interrupting the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
The replacement bridge will include:
- Modern two-lane, fixed-span bridge
- 65-foot vertical navigable channel clearance
- Two, 12-foot travel lanes with 8-foot breakdown lanes
- Located less than 1,500 feet north of the existing bridge
Construction Begins for Lindsay C. Warren Bridge
The first concrete pile in a $450 million project to replace the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge on U.S. 64 was driven into the bed of the Alligator River between Tyrrell and Dare counties on Feb. 19, 2025.
The bridge pile is one of hundreds to be used as a foundation for the new bridge, which will replace the aging swing-span drawbridge with a modern, two-lane fixed-span bridge just north of the current one.
The new bridge is expected to open to traffic in the fall of 2029.