Historic Bridges of the U.S. | First Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River

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Detail of the First Street Bridge

Looking Southeast from the lightrail tracks.

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Sidewalk of First Street Bridge

Eastward view with a bicyclist

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Construction Plans

City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering

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Drawing for Bridge

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Old 1st Street Bridge @ Santa Fe

Note the old Santa Fe Station on the right.

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Old 1st Street Bridge

Los Angeles Public Library Collection

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on First Street in Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Builders: - Merrill Butler
- Mittry Brothers
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 148.0 ft.
Total length: 1,327.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.04833, -118.22833 (decimal degrees)
34°02'54" N, 118°13'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 11/386627/3768195 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Los Angeles
Inventory numbers: CA 53C-1166 (California bridge number)
BH 11008 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 77.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 20,230