Dan Cameron Bridge

Dan Cameron Bridge
Begin East I-140 and the Dan Cameron Bridge, at the US 421 interchange
Coordinates 34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.3011°N 77.9571°W / 34.3011; -77.9571Coordinates: 34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.3011°N 77.9571°W / 34.3011; -77.9571
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)
References
[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]

See also

  • Bridges portal
  • North Carolina portal

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.


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