One of Beaufort’s most famous features was allegedly hit by a barge Tuesday morning, damaging a section of its support system ...

“The bridge is in fine shape,” Ney told SFGATE at the time. The tower base’s fender system, which is made of composite plastic, “performed the way it was designed,” he said. Although the ...

Wilton Graves Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway. There have been several vessel strikes to the fender system, and the system is seriously degraded. Vessel strikes have removed the multiple ...