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| portland, oregon | |
| municipal parks in portland, oregon | |
| pontoon bridges | |
| bridges completed in 2001 | |
| bridges in oregon | |
| willamette river | |
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The Eastbank Esplanade (officially '''Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade''') is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon . It was conceived as an Urban Renewal project to rebuild the Interstate 5 bicycle bypass washed out by the 1996 floods. It was renamed for former Portland mayor Vera Katz in November 2004 . The project was designed by landscape architects Mayer/Reed. The total cost of the project was $30 million, of which $10 million was spent to build a lower deck on the Steel Bridge . Construction began in October of 1998 and the walkway was dedicated on May 25, 2001 . It extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Steel Bridge , to the Hawthorne Bridge . The esplanade contains a 1,200 ft (366 m) long floating walkway, the longest in the United States. Connected to this is a 120 ft (37 m) long public dock. There are also 13 markers that correspond to the eastside street grid. EXTERNAL LINKS
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