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Union Station - Cesar Chavez Avenue Overpass

Los Angeles County, California

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Cesar Chavez (Macy) Street benath Union Station

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BH Photo #114418

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Overview
Closed spandrel Concrete arch bridge under Union Station on Cesar Chavez Street in Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Amtrak California (CDTX)
- Metrolink (Southern California) (SCAX)
Design
Concrete closed spandrel arch.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 508.9 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.05694, -118.23500   (decimal degrees)
34°03'25" N, 118°14'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/386023/3769157 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Los Angeles
Inventory numbers
CA 53C-131 (California bridge number)
BH 11012 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
Amtrak California (19)
Arch (12,199)
Built 1937 (810)
Built during 1930s (11,779)
California (2,629)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,047)
Deck arch (11,435)
Have street view (27,087)
 Los Angeles County, California (384)
Los Angeles, California (154)
Metrolink (Southern California) (21)
Open (40,003)
Owned by city (5,506)
Railroad (15,619)
Span length 500-1000 feet (390)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,599)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • November 26, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • June 3, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined design
  • September 15, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • May 27, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough

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