Blumenauer Bridge | |
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![]() The bridge in August 2022 | |
Coordinates | 45°31′35.5″N 122°39′31.4″W / 45.526528°N 122.658722°W |
Locale | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Other name(s) | Sullivan's Crossing |
Named for | Earl Blumenauer |
Characteristics | |
Design | tied arch |
Total length | 475 feet (145 m)[1] |
Width | 24 feet (7.3 m)[1] |
History | |
Construction cost | $19 million |
Opened | July 31, 2022[1] |
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The Blumenauer Bridge, formally the Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, and previously known as Sullivan's Crossing, is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon. United States. The $19 million project spans Interstate 84 and connects the Lloyd District with Kerns in inner northeast Portland.[1] The bridge was originally slated to open in December 2020,[2] but its projected opening was later postponed to the following spring[3] and subsequently to July 31, 2022,[4][5] and the bridge did open on that date.[1]
The bridge uses a tied-arch design and is 475 feet (145 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide.[6]