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Avenue 26 Looking South from the Invert

Photo taken by David Kimbrough

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

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 05/2011): 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