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Croatan Sound
Croatan Sound
is an
inlet
in
Dare County, North Carolina
. It connects
Pamlico Sound
with
Albemarle Sound
, and is bordered to the east by
Roanoke Island
;
Roanoke Sound
is on the other side of the island. Its name comes from the
Croatan
Indians who once inhabited the area. The Croatan Sound is crossed by two bridges, the older William B. Umstead Bridge, and the newer
Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge
, which carries
U.S. Route 64
.
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