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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

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena
Location: Pasadena, California, 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 on February 12, 1981
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")
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 07/2004): Deck condition rating: Good (7 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