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Atlantic Blvd. Bridge in Vernon

A view of the Bridge from the floor of the Los Angeles River looking north.

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Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Atlantic Blvd. in Vernon
Location: Vernon, Los Angeles County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1931
Design: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 463.9 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Also called: Pasadena Ave.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.99500, -118.18000 (decimal degrees)
33°59'42" N, 118°10'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 11/391020/3762229 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: South Gate
Inventory numbers: CA 53C-252 (California bridge number)
BH 10947 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2010): Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 63.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 56,151

Update Log

January 6, 2011: New Street View added by David Kimbrough
December 8, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
July 21, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
June 6, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
May 1, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough

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Atlantic Blvd. Bridge

Posted January 30, 2008, by David Kimbrough (kimbmrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net)

This is the southern most of the historic Los Angeles river bridges built before WWII. Although the LA River is paved at this point, for unknown reasons many rocks are visible embedded in the concrete floor of the river channel.

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