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}}

|references={{cite web|url=http://uglybridges.com/1332543|title=Uglybridges.com: I-140/US17 BYP over US421/NE Cape Fear River|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}

}}

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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