Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge
Appearance
Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 44°02′43″N 123°03′08″W / 44.0453°N 123.0522°W |
Carries | bicycle and pedestrian traffic, water main |
Crosses | Willamette River |
Locale | Eugene, Oregon |
Official name | Willie Knickerbocker Bridge |
Owner | EWEB |
Characteristics | |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 523 ft (159 m) |
Width | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
No. of spans | 5 |
Piers in water | 3 |
History | |
Architect | OBEC Consulting Engineers |
Construction start | 1978 |
Construction end | 1980 |
Construction cost | $440,000 |
Inaugurated | September 27, 1980 |
Statistics | |
Toll | none |
Location | |
References | |
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Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge (officially the Willie Knickerbocker Bridge) is a bridge across the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The bridge was dedicated in 1980.[1]
The bridge was originally constructed to carry a Eugene Water & Electric Board water main for $330,000. The city and county added the bridge deck, rails, and approaches for $110,000.[2]
The bridge is named for Willie Knickerbocker (1868–1960), "The Father of Bicycling in Eugene".[1]
See also
[edit]- List of crossings of the Willamette River
- Whilamut Passage Bridge—nearby bridge running parallel to the Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge over the Millrace.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bicycle bridge dedicated: Speaker notes span was born of cooperation". Eugene Register-Guard. September 28, 1980. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Bicycles in Cities: The Eugene Experience". Eugene, Oregon: Bikeways Oregon. 1981. pp. 10–12. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Willie Knickerbocker has a lot to teach us about getting there by Steve McQuiddy for The Register-Guard