The Ferry Street Bridge is a

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that spans the

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in Eugene,

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, United States. It is located near downtown Eugene, where the city's founder

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once operated a ferry service. The bridge is at Willamette

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182.2, and is a block west of the north terminus of the actual Ferry Street. The neighborhood immediately north of the Willamette River near the bridge is often called the "Ferry Street Bridge area." Ferry Street Bridge carries Coburg Road in four lanes which connects the small city of

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to central Eugene. The bridge is approximately long, though the river width is only here, Club Road passes under the Ferry Street Bridge on the north shore along with a bike path; another bike path passes under the bridge on the south shore where it enters the east end of Campbell Park. The bridge is on the shortest motor vehicle route between the

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main campus and

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. The

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is located approximately upstream.

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Aerial map of Ferry Street BridgeImages of Ferry Street Bridge
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