Puente Largo Bridge

Photos 

Punta Larga over the San Gabriel River

South eastern view from Encanto Parkway

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BH Photo #122852

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over San Gabriel River on Bicycle & Pedestrian Path in Duarte

Location

Los Angeles County, California

Status

Open to Pedestrians & Bicyclists & Equestrians

History

Build 1907; 4 spans destoryed by the Great Flood of 1938; Rebabilitated 1987

Builders

- Edgar T. Wheeler of San Francisco, California (Design)
- Mercereau Bridge & Construction Co. of Los Angeles, California

Railroads

- Interurban
- Pacific Electric Railway (PE)

Design

14 57' Closed-spandrel arches (Originally 18)
4 57' Deck plate girders

Dimensions

Total length: 1,040.0 ft.

Also called

PE - San Gabriel River Bridge (Duarte)
PE - San Gabriel River Bridge (Duarte)
PE - Puente Largo Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.14200, -117.93830   (decimal degrees)
34°08'31" N, 117°56'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/413493/3778298 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Azusa

Inventory number

BH 37357 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 22, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• November 21, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• July 27, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added span lengths; historical information + designer
• May 24, 2013: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• May 18, 2012: New photos from David Kimbrough
• December 9, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
• January 4, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
• September 2, 2008: Added by David Kimbrough

Sources 

• David Kimbrough - kimbrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net
• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Concrete World Volume 1 - Book
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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