Audrey McCall Beach

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Audrey McCall Beach
Portland, Oregon, July 25, 2020 - 29.jpg
View of the beach from the Hawthorne Bridge, July 2020
Map showing the location of Audrey McCall Beach
Map showing the location of Audrey McCall Beach
Location in Portland, Oregon
LocationPortland, Oregon
Coordinates45°30′44″N 122°40′05″W / 45.5122911°N 122.6680385°W / 45.5122911; -122.6680385Coordinates: 45°30′44″N 122°40′05″W / 45.5122911°N 122.6680385°W / 45.5122911; -122.6680385
Offshore water bodiesWillamette River

Audrey McCall Beach is an urban beach along the east bank of the Willamette River, near the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Named after Audrey McCall and spearheaded by the Human Access Project, the beach opened officially on July 5, 2019.[2][3]

Human Access Project removed 19 tons of concrete from the beach during 2013–2019 with assistance of volunteers and inmate work crews.[4]

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Ogle, Wesleigh (March 23, 2019). "Audrey McCall Beach set to 'officially' open this summer". KATU.
  3. ^ Profita, Cassandra. "Portland Is Getting a New Swimming Beach on the Willamette River". OPB. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Audrey McCall Beach set to 'officially' open this summer". March 23, 2019.

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