North Main Street over the Los Angeles River

Photos 

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Main Street Bridge looking North West View form Spring Stret http://www.youtube.com/user/bridgesoflosangeles View high-res version

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Engineering Plans for North Main Street Bridge http://eng.lacity.org/projects/bridge/historical_gallery/index.htm Los Angeles City Bureau of Engineering View high-res version

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North Main Photo taken by David Kimbrough View high-res version

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Map of the Los Angeles River in 1917 A Map of the three north Los Angeles Bridges, including Main Street USC Digital Archives

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North Main Street over the Los Angeles River An aerial photo looking east with a view of four bridges, North Main, Macy, Aliso, and Seventh Street. North Main is can be seen at the far left (00031387) Los Angeles Public Library

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on N Main Street in Los Angeles

Location

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1910

Builders

- Carl Leonardt
- H.G. Parker

Design

Arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 299.9 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.06667, -118.22333   (decimal degrees)
34°04'00" N, 118°13'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/387112/3770223 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Los Angeles

Inventory numbers

CA 53C-1010 (California bridge number)
BH 11019 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2005)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2003)

30,000

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 3, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
• January 2, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
• October 30, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
• June 6, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
• May 10, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough

Sources 

• David Kimbrough - kimbrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net

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