# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001341317
**File Stem:** 0001558370-25-011629
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 1914
**Document Hash:** 5828804d7e4fd9147910dc997bf9f3e5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001558370-25-011629.hdr.sgml**: 20250918

**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

August 18, 2025

**VIA EDGAR**

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Robert Arzonetti

**Re:** **Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.**

**Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-4**

**SEC File No. 333-289375 ("Registration Statement")** 

Dear Mr. Arzonetti:

On behalf of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc., as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will become effective at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

Feel free to telephone Joseph T. Ceithaml of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant's legal counsel, at (312) 629-5143 with any questions or comments.

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| Very truly yours, |
| Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. |
| /s/ Joe Chybowski |
| Joe Chybowski |
| President and Chief Financial Officer |

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