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Coordinates: 37°20′0.2″N 122°3′2″W / 37.333389°N 122.05056°W / 37.333389; -122.05056 (Mary Avenue Bridge)
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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; 16 years ago (2009-04-30)[3]
Location
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The Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge, renamed from Mary Avenue Bridge on July 19, 2011,[4][5] is a cable-stayed bridge over Interstate 280 (California), spanning Cupertino, California and Sunnyvale, California, used for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. It is the only cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over a highway in California.[6] At night, the bridge is lit up and can be seen by those driving on Interstate 280. The project was awarded a Helen Putnam Award of Excellence.[7][8] It also won the California Transportation Foundation's Pedestrian/Bicycle Project of the Year.[9][10]

Construction

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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

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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 address for the southern entrance to the bridge is 10655 Mary Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014-1355. The address for the northern entrance to the bridge is 21370 Homestead Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014.

The Don-Burnett Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge at night.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ Fritz, Yokota (May 1, 2009). "Mary Avenue bridge opening photos". cycleliciou.us. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Plaque at Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". City of Cupertino. October 31, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bill Text - SCR-35 Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
  6. ^ "Two bridge spans open over highways 101 and 237 in Sunnyvale". mercurynews.com. April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Helen Putnam Award of Excellence". www.helenputnam.org.
  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. ^ a b "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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