Traffic sits at the foot of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge(at Wooster St.) Monday morning waiting for the gates to rise. The bridge, plagued by opening and closing difficulties, kept drivers trying to enter and leave Wilmington waiting by not...
Traffic on the Wilmington side of the Cape Fear River backs up along Wooster and 3rd Streets Saturday as travelers wait for the bridge to become operational.
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Point Peter
View from the bridge looking southeast toward Wilmington waterfront and the confluence of the Northeast and Northwest branches of the river. Point Peter is on the left and Eagles Island to the right.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Point Peter
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, looking northeast, showing Point Peter and the Wilmington skyline in the distance.
At the confluence of the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear Rivers, opposite Wilmington, was as early as 1764, called Negro Head...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, after completion.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, under construction.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, nearing completion.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the river since colonial times. On October 18, 1978, the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Automobiles
Automobiles cross newly completed bridge in 1929.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge during construction
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the...
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Terminus
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of transportation across the river since colonial times. On October 18, 1978, the...