Dan Cameron Bridge
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{{Infobox Bridge
|name=Dan Cameron Bridge
|image=Interstate 140 East at temporary western terminus in Wilmington.jpg
|caption= Begin East I-140 and the Dan Cameron Bridge, at the US 421 interchange
|named_for=Dan Cameron
|locale=Wilmington, North Carolina
|carries={{Jct|state=NC|I|140}} (4 lanes)
|crosses=Northeast Cape Fear River and US 421
|owner=NCDOT
|maint=NCDOT
|traffic=16,000 (as of 2011)
|id=
|open=2005
|below={{convert|65.0|ft|m}}
|design=Box girder bridge
|length={{convert|7,402.3|ft|m}}
|width={{convert|107.6|ft|m}}
|load=
|coordinates={{Coord|34.3011|-77.9571|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
}}
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.{{cite news |last= Little |first= Ken |date= July 7, 2005 |title= Daniel David Cameron 1921-2005, In memory |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20050707&id=DANPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qR8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5334,2001642 |newspaper= Star-News |location= Wilmington, NC |pages= 1B, 3B |accessdate= May 14, 2014 }}{{cite news |url= http://www.wect.com/story/4070309/bridge-named-after-dan-cameron |title= Bridge Named After Dan Cameron |accessdate= May 14, 2014 |author= Staff |date= November 3, 2005 |publisher= WECT-TV |location= Wilmington, NC}}
History
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See also
- {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
- {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
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External links
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Category:Buildings and structures in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Category:Road bridges in North Carolina
Category:Bridges completed in 2005
Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Category:Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Category:Box girder bridges in the United States
Category:2005 establishments in North Carolina
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