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Upper Chord Connection

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Cape Fear River on US 76/421 in Wilmington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1969
Design
Vertical lift with a polygonal Warren truss main span and stringer approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 408.2 ft.
Total length: 3,033.3 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.22500, -77.95500   (decimal degrees)
34°13'30" N, 77°57'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/227789/3791054 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wilmington
Inventory numbers
NC 1290013 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
46,000

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath
  • April 17, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
  • February 4, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
  • December 7, 2008: Updated by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath - matt [at] outrig [dot] com

Comments 

Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
Posted April 23, 2009, by Matthew Ridpath

US 74 and 17 no longer go over this bridge. US 74 has been placed on a semi-freeway bypass of downtown, and goes over the Isabel Holmes Bridge. US 17 has been placed on the Outer Loop well away from the city. The main span of this bridge is the longest in North Carolina.

Cape Fear River Bridge
Posted June 17, 2007, by Tom S. (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo taken June 16, 2007 from HENRIETTA III river boat.

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