Kevin J. Duckworth Memorial Dock | |
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![]() Entrance and signage for the dock, 2020 | |
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Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′29.3″N122°39′57.3″W / 45.524806°N 122.665917°W |
Details | |
Type | Dock |
The Kevin J. Duckworth Memorial Dock is a dock on the Willamette River, along Portland, Oregon's Eastbank Esplanade. [1]
The dock has served as a memorial to Kevin Duckworth since 2009. [2] [3] [4] In 2016, the Oregon State Marine Board considered a proposal from Daimler Trucking North America to relocate the dock to Swan Island to the company's headquarters. [5] [6] [7] This move was approved by Oregon State Marine Board and Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R). [8] [9] Human Access Project (HAP) intervened to stop this move from happening. [10] [11] The organization proposed improvements to the dock in 2017 by hiring landscape architect firm M.I.G. to reinvision the use of the dock as a non-motorized swimming and fishing dock that included swim ladders and bike racks. [12] [13]
In 2020, HAP was successful in converting the use of the dock from motorized to non motorized and implementing improvements including the addition of eight swimming ladders and bike racks. [14] [15] On July 19, 2021, City of Portland Commissioner Mingus Mapps participated in a Duckworth Wednesday event, where he spoke and jumped in the Willamette River with his staff. [16] In 2022, PP&R and HAP designated the dock one of six safer swimming areas on the Willamette River. [17] In May 2024, the Portland City Council unanimously agreed to transfer the Duckworth (as well as the Holman Dock) to PP&R. These docks were previously managed by Portland Bureau of Transportation and Prosper Portland respectively. [18]