Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge

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 or crossing 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]

Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge
Coordinates37°20′0.2″N 122°3′2″W
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

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.

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.

References
  1. Swinerton Management & Consulting (December 2009). "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". ENRCalifornia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. "Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge". City of Cupertino. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. Fritz, Yokota (1 May 2009). "Mary Avenue bridge opening photos". cycleliciou.us. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "Plaque at Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". City of Cupertino. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 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. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  7. "Helen Putnam Award of Excellence". www.helenputnam.org.
  8. "Cupertino's New Bridge Is Infrastructure, Art — and Affordable". Western City Magazine.
  9. "California Transportation Foundation announces transportation award winners". Equipment World. 5 April 2010.
  10. "Mary Ave., Bicycle Footbridge | Golden State Bridge".
  11. "Bold design on Mary Avenue Bridge between Sunnyvale and Cupertino is turning both heads and wheels". mercurynews.com. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  12. "Former Cupertino mayor, cyclist honored with Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge". mercurynews.com. 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2018-01-22.


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