San Fernando Road over the Verdugo Wash

Los Angeles County, California

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Photo taken by David Kimbrough in May 2008

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Corp of Engineers Plaque

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San Fernando Road

Northeast view from railroad bridge

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Description 

Bridge plaque shows builder as United States War Dept. The U.S. Corp of engineers channelized the Verdugo Wash in the 1930's as a flood control project and the bridge would have been a part of that project. It has since been turned over to the city.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Verdugo Wash on San Fernando Road in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Location
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
1936
Design
Steel stringer with concrete railings.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 76.1 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 62.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.15485, -118.27609   (decimal degrees)
34°09'17" N, 118°16'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/382366/3780060 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 36639 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2008)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
34,300

Update Log 

  • March 20, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Corrected design
  • March 19, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Added NBI data, Streetview and discription info.
  • June 17, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
  • June 17, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
  • May 23, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough
  • May 22, 2008: Added by David Kimbrough

Sources 

  • David Kimbrough - kimbrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net
  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu