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The design of the bridge is a two tower structure with a lift span that is 60 feet above the river, and can be raised to 135 feet to accommodate passing ships. The Port of Wilmington is to the south and downtown Wilmington is north of the bridge. The bridge received new paint in 1986, new decking in 1996 and a new control system in 2007.
From Leland to Wilmington: Instead of taking the Isabel Holmes Bridge, consider taking I-140 to U.S. 117. This will eventually connect to College Road but will avoid much of Martin Luther King Jr ...
In 2021, a study by Wilmington and New Hanover County's joint Workforce Housing Advisory Committee revealed that the county needs over 10,000 additional housing units over the next decade.
Traffic travels across the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Thursday night Jan. 11, 2024 as crews close the right lanes going in and out of town to traffic.
The proposed 9.5-mile (15.3 km) route would connect the south-end of Wilmington to Brunswick County, by crossing over the Cape Fear River.The proposed clearance is 225 ft (68.5 m) to allow large tankers or cruise ships to pass underneath and it would likely be a cable-stayed bridge.
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.
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge carries U.S. highways 17, 76 and 421 over the river, connecting downtown Wilmington with Brunswick County. More than 70,000 vehicles cross it each day, including ...
A bridge keeper at Echtenerbrug who traditionally receives passage money (2007) A bridge tender, also known as a bridge keeper, operates and maintains a bridge to ensure the safe passage of water traffic and vehicle traffic on the bridge. [1] For a railroad bridge, the bridge tender is also responsible for rail traffic safety. [2]