Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
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| Cape Fear Memorial Bridge | |
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| Official name | Cape Fear Memorial Bridge |
| Carries | Bus US 17/US 74/76/421 |
| Crosses | Cape Fear River |
| Locale | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Maintained by | North Carolina Department of Transportation |
| ID number | unknown |
| Design | Lift bridge |
| Total length | 924.5 m (3,033.1 ft) |
| Clearance below | 21 m (68.9 ft) |
| Opening date | October 1, 1969 |
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The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical lift bridge. This bridge type lifts the main span to allow passage of large ships. It crosses the Cape Fear River between Brunswick County, North Carolina and New Hanover County, North Carolina. It is used by U.S. Highway 17 Business, U.S. Highway 74, U.S. Highway 76, and U.S. Highway 421 for traffic coming from Brunswick County and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Constructed in 1969, it is currently the highest bridge in North Carolina and replaced a 1929 bridge (which was removed) across the Northeast Cape Fear River, near where the Isabel Stellings Holmes Bridge carrying NC 133 is today.
Between May and August 2008, the bridge is undergoing repairs of cracks in its decking. Because the bridge is narrow and carries much more traffic than when it was built, it is considered functionally obsolete by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
There has been discussion of a new bridge across the Cape Fear River downstream from downtown Wilmington. However, the Cape Fear Skyway remains in the early planning stage.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in the Structurae database
[edit] References
- State Bridge Records Accessed June 30, 2006.
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