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Floods of 1916 Damage Many Bridges

This excerpt from a larger piece on the flood damage from floods in 1916. This portion lists the specific bridges damaged.

Los Angeles Time - 1916

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over San Gabriel River on Valley Blvd
Location: Los Angeles County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built before 1914; rehabilitated 1950
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 943.0 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Also called: Old Mission Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.05500, -118.00667 (decimal degrees)
34°03'18" N, 118°00'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 11/407094/3768711 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: El Monte
Inventory numbers: CA 53C-32 (California bridge number)
BH 52498 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 57,000