Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in North Carolina. It carries US 17/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 features a lift span that can be raised . The lift span is  long.

History
Construction on the bridge began in 1967 and was completed in 1969. The bridge received new paint in 1986, new decking in 1996, and a new control system in 2007.

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 Interstate 140 (North Carolina)

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Category:Bridges completed in 1969
Category:Buildings and structures in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Category:Buildings and structures in Wilmington, North Carolina
Category:Vertical lift bridges in the United States
Category:Road bridges in North Carolina
Category:Transportation in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Category:U.S. Route 76
Category:U.S. Route 421
Category:U.S. Route 17
Category:Bridges on the United States Numbered Highways
Category:U.S. Route 74
Category:Towers in North Carolina
Category:Steel bridges in the United States