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            <filer>
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            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




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        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0001341317</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES, INC.</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-38412</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>4450 EXCELSIOR BLVD., SUITE 100</com:street1>
                				<com:city>ST. LOUIS PARK</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>MN</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>55416</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>952-283-3750</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Jeffrey  Shellberg</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>
                                				    <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co. </name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                				<com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>200000</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>4200000</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>27883823</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>07/30/2026</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>10/28/2005</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Private Placement</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>140000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>10/28/2005</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock </securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>06/10/2008</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Private Placement</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>80000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>06/10/2008</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>


     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co.</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>04/29/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>2512</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>46479.33</grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>

     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co.</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>05/01/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>62</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>1147</grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>

     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>05/06/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>9252</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>170710.24 </grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>

     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>05/07/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>8174</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>150812.80</grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>

     <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
         <sellerDetails>
            <name>Robert W. Baird &amp; Co</name>
            <address>
               <com:street1>777 East Wisconsin Avenue</com:street1>
                              <com:city>Milwaukee</com:city>
               <com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
               <com:zipCode>53202</com:zipCode>
            </address>
         </sellerDetails>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <saleDate>05/21/2026</saleDate>
         <amountOfSecuritiesSold>20000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
         <grossProceeds>371083.70</grossProceeds>
      </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>


        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>07/30/2026</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ Ben Klocke, Attorney-in-Fact</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
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