The Meadowlark Lemon Memorial Bridge will be lit nightly at dusk through 2 a.m., and again from 5 a.m. to sunrise daily. The programmed lights will change colors for each holiday and commemorative moments. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver)
WILMINGTON Meadowlark Lemon Memorial Bridge has illuminated the Northside of downtown Wilmington for a week now. Red, white and blue lights representing the Harlem Globetrotters for which Lemon played for more than 20 years have been shining bright, along with a rainbow of other colors. The bridge, located on Third Street between the WAVE Transit station and Wilson Center, lights up nightly around dusk.
Formerly called the North Third Street Bridge, the 100-year-old bridge was replaced and construction completed in 2016. It was then dedicated in honor of Wilmington native and Harlem Globetrotter legend Meadowlark Lemon in 2019.