Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 45°29′57″N 122°40′23″W / 45.4993°N 122.673°W |
Crosses | Interstate 5 and SW Macadam Avenue |
Locale | Portland, Oregon |
Official name | US Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Pedestrian Bridge at Gibbs Street |
Named for | Darlene Hooley |
Characteristics | |
Design | box girder |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 700 feet (210 m) |
History | |
Construction start | January 2011 |
Construction end | June 2012 |
Opened | July 14, 2012 |
Location | |
The Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge, more formally known as the US Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Pedestrian Bridge at Gibbs Street, is an approximately 700-foot (210 m)[1] pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States, which opened on July 14, 2012.[2] It connects the Lair Hill neighborhood with the South Waterfront area.[3] It is a steel box girder bridge, a change from the original plans for an extradosed bridge, made to reduce the project's cost.[3]
The bridge crosses I-5 and SW Macadam Avenue, and connects SW Kelly Avenue on the west side to SW Moody Avenue on the east side.[3] At the Moody Avenue end there is a stop on the Portland Streetcar's NS Line, and the Portland Aerial Tram's lower terminus is located across the street. Construction began in January 2011[1] and was completed in June 2012.[4]