| Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade | |
|---|---|
 Pedestrian path facing North towards the Burnside Bridge | |
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| Location | SE Water Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°31′25″N 122°39′58″W / 45.523718°N 122.666149°W |
| Area | 10.69 acres (4.33 ha) |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Owned by | Portland Parks & Recreation |
The Eastbank Esplanade (officially Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade) is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Running through the Kerns, Buckman, and Hosford-Abernethy neighborhoods, it was conceived as an urban renewal project to rebuild the Interstate 5 bicycle bypass washed out by the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996. It was renamed for former Portland mayor Vera Katz in November 2004[1] and features a statue of her near the Hawthorne Bridge.
- ^ a b "Eastbank Esplanade". City of Portland. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-07.