Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge | |
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 The bridge in 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 44°56′19″N123°2′42″W / 44.93861°N 123.04500°W |
| Crosses | Willamette River (Slough) |
| Locale | Salem, Oregon |
| Official name | Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge |
| Named for | Peter Courtney |
| Owner | City of Salem |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | tied-arch |
| Total length | 505.8 feet (154.1 m) [1] |
| Width | 14 feet (4.267 m) [2] |
| Longest span | 305 feet (93 m) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Architect | Jiri Strasky [2] |
| Engineering design by | OBEC Consulting Engineers [1] |
| Constructed by | Legacy Contracting, Inc. [1] |
| Construction end | August 2nd, 2017 [1] |
| Opened | April 28th, 2017 [3] |
| Location | |
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The Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge is a bicycle and pedestrian Bridge in Salem, Oregon, United States, connecting downtown Salem to Minto-Brown Island Park. [1] [4] [5] With a budget of $10 million, it was approved by the City of Salem in 2010, with construction beginning in May 2015. [6] The bridge is named in honor of Peter Courtney, the longest-serving legislator in Oregon history, who had advocated for the construction of a bridge connecting downtown Salem to Minto-Brown for decades. [3] [7] The bridge is painted white, and illuminated with LED lights built into the handrails and arches, pointed downwards to mitigate light pollution. [2]
