Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge

Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge
The bridge in 2017
Coordinates44°56′19″N 123°2′42″W / 44.93861°N 123.04500°W / 44.93861; -123.04500
CrossesWillamette River (Slough)
LocaleSalem, Oregon
Official namePeter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge
Named forPeter Courtney
OwnerCity of Salem
Characteristics
Designtied-arch
Total length505.8 feet (154.1 m)[1]
Width14 feet (4.267 m)[2]
Longest span305 feet (93 m)
No. of spans5
History
ArchitectJiri Strasky[2]
Engineering design byOBEC Consulting Engineers[1]
Constructed byLegacy Contracting, Inc.[1]
Construction endAugust 2nd, 2017[1]
OpenedApril 28th, 2017[3]
Location
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The Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge is a bicycle and pedestrian Bridge in Salem, Oregon, United States, connecting downtown Salem to Minto-Brown Island Park.[1][4][5] With a budget of $10 million, it was approved by the City of Salem in 2010, with construction beginning in May 2015.[6] The bridge is named in honor of Peter Courtney, the longest-serving legislator in Oregon history, who had advocated for the construction of a bridge connecting downtown Salem to Minto-Brown for decades.[3][7] The bridge is painted white, and illuminated with LED lights built into the handrails and arches, pointed downwards to mitigate light pollution.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge". Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge / Jiri Strasky + DOWL". ArchDaily. 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Woodworth, Whitney M. "A walk across the 'people's' bridge with Sen. Peter Courtney". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge". City of Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Fosmire, Laura (January 28, 2015). "Stayton company selected to build Minto-Brown pedestrian bridge". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge". City of Salem. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ Wong, Peter (14 November 2020). "Courtney nominated for 10th term to lead the Oregon Senate". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-03-22.


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