Opened 1 October 1969 Height 61 m | Design Vertical lift bridge Construction started 1967 Total length 924 m | |
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Carries US 17 Bus. / US 76 / US 421 Official name Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Similar Cape Fear Skyway, USS North Carolina (BB‑55), Dan Cameron Bridge, Bellamy Mansion, Cape Fear Museum | ||
Cape fear memorial bridge opens
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in North Carolina. It carries US 17 Business/US 76/US 421 across the Cape Fear River between Brunswick County and New Hanover County. It also carried U.S. Route 74 until that designation was shifted to the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge. It is currently the highest bridge in North Carolina and features a lift span that can be raised 135 feet (41 m). The lift span is 408 feet (124 m) long.
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