Dan Cameron Bridge | |
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Begin East I-140 and the Dan Cameron Bridge, at the US 421 interchange
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Coordinates | 34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.30119°N 77.95714°WCoordinates: 34°18′04″N 77°57′26″W / 34.30119°N 77.95714°W |
Carries | I‑140 / US 17 |
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 | |
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/US 17 and is named after Dan Cameron, who was a successful civic leader, businessman and one-term mayor of Wilmington from 1955 to 1957.