Bob Stacey Crossing

{{Short description|Pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

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Bob Stacey Crossing (formerly Gideon Overcrossing) is a pedestrian bridge in southeast Portland, Oregon's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood, in the United States. The bridge spans tracks for both Union Pacific Railroad and TriMet's MAX Light Rail.{{Cite web |url=https://trimet.org/bettertransit/gideonovercrossing.htm |title=A New Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Along the Orange Line |website=Tri-Met |access-date=2020-11-22 |archive-date=2020-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110183813/https://trimet.org/bettertransit/gideonovercrossing.htm |url-status=dead }} Construction on the $15 million project started in May 2019.{{cite web|url=https://trimet.org/bettertransit/pdf/gideon-overcrossing.pdf|title=Gideon Overcrossing|website=trimet.org|access-date=2020-11-22|archive-date=2020-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130095945/https://trimet.org/bettertransit/pdf/gideon-overcrossing.pdf|url-status=live}} The overcrossing opened in November 2020.{{Cite web|last=Leonard|first=Rita A.|date=October 31, 2020|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/74-news/485530-390697-gideon-street-rail-overcrossing-opens-this-month-pwoff|title=Gideon Street rail overcrossing opens this month|work=The Bee|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126074940/https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/74-news/485530-390697-gideon-street-rail-overcrossing-opens-this-month-pwoff|url-status=live}}

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) renamed the bridge Bob Stacey Crossing in 2021 in honor of Bob Stacey.{{cite web | url=https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2021/4/29/pbot-names-portlands-newest-bike-and-pedestrian-bridge-bob-stacey | title=PBOT names Portland's newest bike and pedestrian bridge the Bob Stacey Crossing, honoring a lifetime of service for a more sustainable community | date=29 April 2021 | work=Portland Bureau of Transportation | access-date=2 May 2022 | archive-date=20 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020201544/https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2021/4/29/pbot-names-portlands-newest-bike-and-pedestrian-bridge-bob-stacey | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Sparling | first=Zane | url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/506970-405662-portland-pedestrian-bridge-renamed-for-metros-bob-stacey | title=Portland pedestrian bridge renamed for Metro's Bob Stacey | date=April 29, 2021 | work=Portland Tribune | access-date=May 2, 2022 | archive-date=May 2, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502223932/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/506970-405662-portland-pedestrian-bridge-renamed-for-metros-bob-stacey | url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2021/stacey-bridge-metro.html |title=New Bridge Honors Metro Councilor |last=Capehart |first=Winch |date=April 29, 2021 |work=Reed Magazine |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917124717/https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2021/stacey-bridge-metro.html |url-status=live }}

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