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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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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