Original sentence: Currently,  travelers from the mainland must continue south through Dare County to cross the Currituck Sound at the Route 158 Causeway.Currituck County includes the northern communities of North Carolina's Outer Banks.Debate continues about the possible impacts of the bridge on traffic flows, including on island highway Route 12.The construction of a Mid-Currituck Bridge is being discussed to better connect these communities with mainland Currituck County
Edited sentence: A nice stroll to the beach from here can be more pleasing then driving to the beach.Also, it makes for a very nice trip to take a boat from mainland Currituck, Across the Currituck Sound, and park it at the Whalehead Club Marina.Areas south of Corolla but still on the Outer Banks hold attractions such as shopping, Jockey's Ridge, or the Wright Brothers National Memorial.However, it would be ignorant to leave Route 12 as a two lane road.It is not uncommon for tourists and residents to travel up and down the Outer Banks, say for example, from Corolla to Nags Head.Supporters of the bridge should not ignore this traffic and pretend that people will only need to travel from mainland Currituck to beach side Currituck.The bridge would also make widening state Route 12 unnecessary.The trip currently forces travelers from the mainland to drive in a "fish-hook" pattern through Dare County to get to eastern Currituck County and the rest of the Outer Banks.There is a grassroots movement afoot to built a Mid-Currituck Bridge so that travelers will not have to go south until Southern Shores to reach Corolla