Dan Cameron Bridge

Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina
34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.3011°N 77.9571°W / 34.3011; -77.9571Carries I-140 (4 lanes)CrossesNortheast Cape Fear River and US 421LocaleWilmington, North CarolinaNamed forDan CameronOwnerNCDOTMaintained byNCDOTCharacteristicsDesignBox girder bridgeTotal length7,402.3 feet (2,256.2 m)Width107.6 feet (32.8 m)Clearance below65.0 feet (19.8 m)HistoryOpened2005StatisticsDaily traffic16,000 (as of 2011)LocationMapReferences[1]

The Dan Cameron Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Northeast Cape Fear River and US 421, located in New Hanover County. The bridge carries I-140 and is named after Dan Cameron, who was a successful civic leader, businessman and one-term mayor of Wilmington from 1955 to 1957.[2][3]

History

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Uglybridges.com: I-140/US17 BYP over US421/NE Cape Fear River". Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Little, Ken (July 7, 2005). "Daniel David Cameron 1921-2005, In memory". Star-News. Wilmington, NC. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Staff (November 3, 2005). "Bridge Named After Dan Cameron". Wilmington, NC: WECT-TV. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  • Media related to Dan Cameron Bridge at Wikimedia Commons


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