Dan Cameron Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.3011°N 77.9571°W |
Carries | I-140 (4 lanes) |
Crosses | Northeast Cape Fear River and US 421 |
Locale | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Named for | Dan Cameron |
Owner | NCDOT |
Maintained by | NCDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Box girder bridge |
Total length | 7,402.3 feet (2,256.2 m) |
Width | 107.6 feet (32.8 m) |
Clearance below | 65.0 feet (19.8 m) |
History | |
Opened | 2005 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 16,000 (as of 2011) |
Location | |
References | |
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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
References
- ↑ "Uglybridges.com: I-140/US17 BYP over US421/NE Cape Fear River". Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Little, Ken (July 7, 2005). "Daniel David Cameron 1921-2005, In memory". Star-News. Wilmington, NC. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Staff (November 3, 2005). "Bridge Named After Dan Cameron". Wilmington, NC: WECT-TV. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Dan Cameron Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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