Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge

Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge
Coordinates37°20′0.2″N 122°3′2″W / 37.333389°N 122.05056°W / 37.333389; -122.05056 (Mary Avenue Bridge)
CarriesBicycles and pedestrians
Crosses I-280
LocaleCupertino, California
Official nameDon Burnett Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
MaterialSteel[1]
Total length503 ft (153.3 m)[1]
Height79.9 ft (24.4 m)
Longest span325 ft (99.1 m)[1]
No. of spans3[1]
History
DesignerHNTB Corp, architect Terry Greene[1]
Construction startFebruary 1, 2008 (2008-02)[2]
Construction endNovember 17, 2008 (2008-11-18)
OpenedApril 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)[3]
Location
Interactive map of Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge

The Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge is a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Interstate 280, spanning Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California. It is the only cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over a highway in California.[4] The bridge opened on April 20, 2009 as Mary Avenue Bridge[3] and received its current name on July 19, 2011.[5][6] The project was awarded a Helen Putnam Award of Excellence[7][8] and won the California Transportation Foundation's Pedestrian/Bicycle Project of the Year.[9][10]

Construction

The bridge was completed in 2008 and it cost $14.8 million.[11] Roughly 80 percent of the funding for the bridge came from grants, bonds and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.[12] The original plan for the bridge was to use concrete to keep costs down, but a steel design was chosen after the bids for a concrete bridge came in too high.[11]

Location details

North of I-280, Mary Avenue ends in a parking lot and drop-off area for Homestead High School. Mary Avenue continues south of the highway and ends at De Anza College's north entrance.

The Don-Burnett Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge at night.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Swinerton Management & Consulting (December 2009). "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". ENRCalifornia. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". City of Cupertino. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Fritz, Yokota (May 1, 2009). "Mary Avenue bridge opening photos". cycleliciou.us. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Two bridge spans open over highways 101 and 237 in Sunnyvale". mercurynews.com. April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Plaque at Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". City of Cupertino. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bill Text - SCR-35 Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
  7. ↑ "Helen Putnam Award of Excellence". helenputnam.org. League of California Cities. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cupertino's New Bridge Is Infrastructure, Art — and Affordable". Western City Magazine. February 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ "California Transportation Foundation announces transportation award winners". Equipment World. April 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Mary Ave., Bicycle Footbridge | Golden State Bridge".
  11. 1 2 "Bold design on Mary Avenue Bridge between Sunnyvale and Cupertino is turning both heads and wheels". mercurynews.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Former Cupertino mayor, cyclist honored with Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". mercurynews.com. August 13, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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