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Colorado Blvd. Bridge over the Arroyo Seco

A view from the Arroyo Seco river bed looking south east.

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Base of the Colorado Blvd. Bridge

This is an access road built into base of the bridge.

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Colorado Blvd. Bridge from Arroyo Street

A view to the southward.

Photo taken by David Kimbrough in August 2006

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Colorado Blvd. Bridge under Constrution

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Colorado Blvd. Bridge Aerial

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Colorado Blvd. over the Arroyo Seco (1920)

View from arroyo bottom (CHS-7799).

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena
Location
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1993
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 223.1 ft.
Total length: 1,428.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
"Suicide Bridge" (Unpleasant but sadly accurate).
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.14467, -118.16461   (decimal degrees)
34°08'41" N, 118°09'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/392630/3778809 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Pasadena
Inventory numbers
CA 53C-107 (California bridge number)
NRHP 81000156 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10960 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 75.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
16,987

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • December 19, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough
  • June 6, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
  • May 29, 2008: Updated by James McCray
  • May 1, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough

Sources 

  • David Kimbrough - kimbrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com