Whilamut Passage Bridge
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| image = Whilamut Passage Bridge northbound span at Eugene, Oregon.JPG
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| caption = Both spans in 2013 after completion, with east span in foreground
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| carries = Motor vehicles (I-5)
| crosses = Willamette River
| locale = Eugene, Oregon
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| owner = Oregon Department of Transportation
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| preceded = Springfield Bridge
| followed = Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge
| design = Arch
| material = Concrete
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| length = {{convert|1984.7|ft}}
| width = {{convert|64|ft}}
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| lanes = 2
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| begin = 2009
| complete = 2011 (west span)
2013 (east span)
| cost = $204 million
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The Whilamut Passage Bridge{{cite web
|title=Emerging Theme: Willamette Passage
|url=http://www.lcog.org/documents/meetings/tcac/0910/CACItem7-Attachment2-Emerging-Theme-Whilamut-Passage.pdf
|publisher=www.lcog.org
|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/localnews/28825420-41/bridge-kalapuya-river-native-whilamut.html.csp
|title=Interstate 5 span's Native American name, Whilamut Passage Bridge, praised
|publisher=The Register-Guard
|date=September 30, 2012}}
is a pair of bridges across the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. The west span was completed in 2011.{{cite web
|title=I-5 southbound Willamette River Bridge opens two months ahead of schedule
|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/GOVREL/news/082411b.shtml
|publisher=Oregon.gov
|date=August 24, 2011}} The east span was completed and opened in August 2013.{{cite web
|title=Willamette Passage Bridge Opens
|url=http://www.kezi.com/whilamut-passage-bridge-opens-2/
|publisher=KEZI.com
|date=August 8, 2013}} They carry Interstate 5 traffic and replaced an earlier bridge completed in 1961.{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Mark |date=May 20, 2010 |title=A name to span a river's past and future |page=A1 |url=http://projects.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24688452-46/bridge-whilamut-passage-kalapuya-area.csp |work=The Register-Guard |accessdate=July 9, 2018}} Construction on the bridges began in 2009 and cost $204 million.{{cite news |date=July 26, 2013 |title=4 years in the making: 'Whilamut Bridge' over Willamette completed |url=http://kval.com/news/local/4-years-in-the-making-whilamut-bridge-over-willamette-completed |publisher=KVAL |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}
See also
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- List of crossings of the Willamette River
- Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge—nearby bicycle bridge running parallel to the Whilamut Passage Bridge over the Millrace
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Eugene, Oregon
Category:Bridges in Lane County, Oregon
Category:Bridges over the Willamette River
Category:Road bridges in Oregon
Category:Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Category:2011 establishments in Oregon
Category:Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
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