Yes, a mobile home was found on Outer Banks bridge in NC. How did it get there?
An unusual travel warning had to be issued for North Carolina’s Outer Banks after a mobile home was found sitting atop the busy Marc Basnight Bridge.
The 2.8-mile-long bridge had to be closed for around six hours as crews worked to lift the mobile home off the road and onto a trailer, the N.C. Department of Transportation said.
Dangerous winds were blamed with blowing the home off a trailer around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, state officials said.
Gusts as high as 60 mph were reported Monday along parts of the Outer Banks, the National Weather Service reports.
Reaction to the unusual traffic mishap was initially greeted with skepticism on social media, then came humor, including a lot of people who noted: “You can’t park there.”
“Does anyone have a Zillow listing for the home on the bridge? Asking for a friend,” Dustin Kelty wrote on the NC DOT Facebook page.
“Now would this be auto or home insurance? Greg Drolet asked.
“This was your own episode of ‘Highway through Hell’. Half a house on a miles long bridge in driving rain and wind,” Rene Mergen said.
The Outer Banks are feeling the impact of a low-pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Park Service. Forecasters are predicting “moderate to strong winds, heavy rain and minor flooding, and dangerous surf conditions,” the NPS says.
The high winds and pounding surf could actually cause traditional homes to leave their foundations, officials say.
“Many threatened oceanfront structures have been damaged over the last several weeks in Rodanthe and Buxton. Damaged structures may pose a threat to the safety of beach visitors in those areas, so the Seashore is urging visitors to avoid walking on the beach at the north ends of Rodanthe and Buxton, due to the potential for partial or full house collapses,” Cape Hatteras National Seashore said in a news release.
This story was originally published September 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM with the headline "Yes, a mobile home was found on Outer Banks bridge in NC. How did it get there?."