The Isabel Stellings Holmes Bridge, a four-lane drawbridge, opened in 1980 and replaced a hazardous bridge over the Northeast Cape Fear River. The 1980s brought two new bridges to the Wilmington area ...

With DOGE asking federal workers to provide a list of five accomplishments each week, here are five ways a new bridge would ...

With the recent news that the U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $242 million for a new bridge over the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Brunswick County, the longtime quest to ...

Scientists conducting tests in the murky Cape Fear River got more than they bargained for when a body appeared, according to the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation. It happened around 2:30 p.m.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington city leaders are expected to vote on a resolution on whether to formally support a design option to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Leaders have been ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY)–Plans to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge are still ongoing as discussed in Wilmington’s City Agenda Review Meeting Monday morning. However, we’re learning ...

The bridge is a landmark for the ever-growing city of Wilmington, but growth on the other side of the Cape Fear River has also been exponential. Brunswick County is the fastest growing county in ...