Friday, May 2, 2014

Rainier #26: Fox Creek Footbridge

Fox Creek Footbridge in Rainier, Oregon on September 5, 2005
Fox Creek Footbridge on September 5, 2005.

Fox Creek was once emptied directly from a metal culvert into the Columbia River. This stretch of culvert was removed in 2001. In 2002, a footbridge was installed over Fox Creek to allow pedestrian access to Riverfront Park from downtown. The bridge was innovative, in that its deck is made out of a synthetic material intended to take the place of lumber. In 2004 the bridge was removed to make way for the extension of A Street West. Now it sits on the beach at Riverfront Park, awaiting its fate, whatever that may be. There is talk of it being put back across the creek near the shore for a riverfront trail.

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