<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001558370-25-011629.txt : 20250918
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-25-011629
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bridgewater Bancshares Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001341317
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4450 EXCELSIOR BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS PARK
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(952) 893-6868

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4450 EXCELSIOR BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS PARK
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  11.0.0.141--><!--Created on: 8/18/2025 05:10:31 PM (UTC)--><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">August 18, 2025</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">VIA EDGAR</b></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Division of Corporation Finance</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Washington, D.C.  20549</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Attention: Robert Arzonetti</font></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;">Re:</b></font><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.</b></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-4</b></p><p style="font-family:'CG Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">SEC File No. 333-289375 (&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;)</b><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;"><u style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;text-align:justify;text-align-last:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-indent:0pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal;width:5.76pt;">&#8203; 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