Mary Avenue Bridge
Mary Avenue Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 37°20′0.2″N 122°3′2″W / 37.333389°N 122.05056°WCoordinates: 37°20′0.2″N 122°3′2″W / 37.333389°N 122.05056°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Carries | bicycles and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Interstate 280 (California) |
| Locale | Cupertino, California |
| Official name | Don Burnett Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | steel[1] |
| Total length | 503 ft (153.3 m)[1] |
| Height | 79.9 ft (24.4 m) |
| Longest span | 325 ft (99.1 m)[1] |
| No. of spans | 3[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | HNTB Corp, architect Terry Greene[1] |
| Construction start | February 1, 2008[2] |
| Construction end | November 17, 2008 |
| Opened | April 30, 2009[3] |
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The Mary Avenue Bridge, renamed the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge on July 19, 2011,[4] is a cable-stayed bridge over Interstate 280 (California) in Cupertino, California for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. North of I-280, Mary Avenue ends in a parking lot and drop-off area for Homestead High School. Mary Avenue continues south of the highway.
The bridge was completed in 20p9m it cost $14.8 million. The original plan for the bridge eas to use concrete to keep costs down. But a steel design was chosen after the bids for a concrete bridge came in too high.[5]
At night the bridge is lit up and is a beautiful sight for those driving on or crossing Interstate 280.
The address for the southern entrance to the bridge is 10655 Mary Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014-1355.
The address for the northern entrance to the bridge is 882–890 W Homestead Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swinerton Management & Consulting (December 2009). "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". ENRCalifornia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". City of Cupertino. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ Fritz, Yokota (1 May 2009). "Mary Avenue bridge opening photos". cycleliciou.us. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ "Plaque at Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". City of Cupertino. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/05/11/bold-design-on-mary-avenue-bridge-between-sunnyvale-and-cupertino-is-turning-both-heads-and-wheels/
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