Burnside Skatepark

Burnside Skatepark
Burnside Skatepark
	The skatepark as of May 18, 2019. Taken from the southwest corner of the skatepark.
Type	DIY concrete skatepark
Location	Burnside Bridge
Nearest city	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°31′23″N 122°39′49″W / 45.522964°N 122.663555°W
Created	October 31, 1990

The Burnside Skatepark is a DIY concrete skatepark located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Burnside was the first DIY skatepark project.^[1] It is located under the east end of the Burnside Bridge. The project was started without permission from the city of Portland before being accepted as a public skatepark. Its features include many hips, pools, pyramids, and vertical sections. The skatepark receives no funding from the city of Portland. The park is regarded as an on-going project that is funded by donations.

^ Lombard, Kara-Jane (October 8, 2015). Skateboarding: Subcultures, Sites and Shifts. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-57047-9.

[1] Lombard, Kara-Jane (October 8, 2015). Skateboarding: Subcultures, Sites and Shifts. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-57047-9.

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