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Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge

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Crosses
  
No. of spans
  
5

Total length
  
159 m

Location
  
Eugene

Body of water
  
Locale
  
Piers in water
  
3

Width
  
4.3 m

Material
  
Concrete

Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge

Carries
  
bicycle and pedestrian traffic, water main

Official name
  
Willie Knickerbocker Bridge

Address
  
Willamette River,, Eugene, OR 97401, United States

Owner
  
Eugene Water & Electric Board

Similar
  
Willamette River, Dave and Lynn Frohnma, Whilamut Passage Bridge, Ferry Street Bridge, Peter DeFazio Bridge

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.

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.

The bridge is named for Willie Knickerbocker (1868–1960), "The Father of Bicycling in Eugene".

References

Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge Wikipedia


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