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Avenue 26 Bridge

Northeast View

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Detail of the Ave 26 Bridge

A view of a detail of the Bridge overlooking the Arroyo Seco and the Pasadena Freeway

http://www.preservation.lacity.org/node/403

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Lamp Post on Ave 26 Bridge

A view of one of the 1920's style lamp on the Ave 26 Bridge.

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Opening Day - 1925

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Map of the Los Angeles River in 1917

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Map 

Description 

The city is proposing widening and conducting a seismic retrofit, pending availability of local funding.

http://boe.lacity.org/uprs/report/ProjectInfoReport.cfm?k=1296&dmy=95114

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco Channel on Avenue 26 in Los Angeles
Location
Glassel Park, California, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
This project will widen the bridge deck by 16 feet. it also involves the construction of new ornamental railings and installation of new bridge guardrails. The bridge will be seismically strengthened to meet the latest California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) seismic requirements.
History
Built 1939
Design
Open-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 141.1 ft.
Deck width: 44.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.08333, -118.21833   (decimal degrees)
34°04'60" N, 118°13'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/387596/3772065 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Los Angeles
Inventory numbers
CA 53C-1875 (California bridge number)
BH 10945 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2009)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 74.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
32,700

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2010: Updated by David Kimbrough: Future Prospects Updated
  • January 9, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • December 21, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • September 16, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
  • May 23, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • May 1, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough

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