Mary Avenue Bridge

Mary Avenue Bridge
File:Mary Ave Bridge.jpg
Coordinates
Carries	bicycles and pedestrians
Crosses	Interstate 280 (California)
Locale	Cupertino, California
Official name	Don Burnett Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Material	steel
Total length	503 ft (153.3 m)
Height	79.9 ft (24.4 m)
Longest span	325 ft (99.1 m)
Number of spans	3
History
Designer	HNTB Corp, architect Terry Greene
Construction begin	February 1, 2008 (2008-02)
Construction end	November 17, 2008 (2008-11-18)
Opened	April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)

The Mary Avenue Bridge, also called the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over Interstate 280 (California) in Cupertino, California carrying bicycle and pedestrian traffic. North of I-280, Mary Avenue ends as a parking lot and drop-off area for Homestead High School. Bicyclists and pedestrians may cross I-280 using the bridge; Mary Avenue continues south of the highway.

At night the bridge is lit up and is a beautiful sight for those driving on or crossing Interstate 280.

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 882–890 W Homestead Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.

External links

• Mary Ave. Bike Footbridge Webcam

References

• Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge at Structurae