Ferry Street Bridge, Road bridge across Willamette River in Eugene, United States.
Ferry Street Bridge is a road bridge that stretches about 800 feet over the Willamette River, connecting Coburg Road to downtown Eugene. It has four traffic lanes and bicycle paths running underneath on both shores.
The bridge is named for the ferry that city founder Eugene Skinner ran at this crossing before a bridge existed. The current structure is not the 1917 span sometimes cited: it carries Coburg Road in four lanes and sits at Willamette river mile 182.2, a block west of the north end of Ferry Street.
The bridge carries Coburg Road in four lanes, linking the small city of Coburg with central Eugene. The neighbourhood north of the Willamette near the span is commonly called the "Ferry Street Bridge area", a name locals use for the district rather than the crossing alone.
The bridge serves as the main connection between the University of Oregon campus and Autzen Stadium. Both drivers and cyclists should expect heavy traffic, especially during university events.
The bridge sits at Willamette river mile 182.2, and the Peter DeFazio Bridge stands only about 350 feet (110 m) upstream. The river here is roughly 300 feet (91 m) wide, less than half the bridge's 800-foot (240 m) length. Club Road and a bike path pass beneath the north end, and another bike path runs under the south end into Campbell Park.
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