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 / 34.30119°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
[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/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.^[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.