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UP - Grande Vista Avenue/Downey Road Overpass

Los Angeles County, California

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UPRR over Grande Vista / Downey Road (1928)

UPRR bridge over Downey Road (later Grande Vista) just before completion (CHS-48536)

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BH Photo #131282

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Grande Vista Ave / Downey Road on UPRR in Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Railroads
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACM)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 115.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.01528, -118.20778   (decimal degrees)
34°00'55" N, 118°12'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/388481/3764507 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Los Angeles
Inventory numbers
CA 53C-1188 (California bridge number)
BH 38470 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,946)
Built 1927 (894)
Built during 1920s (10,284)
California (2,721)
Have street view (29,166)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (18)
Los Angeles County, California (387)
Los Angeles, California (161)
 Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Steel stringer (6,740)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,415)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • May 2, 2009: New photos from David Kimbrough
  • January 5, 2009: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • January 4, 2009: Added by David Kimbrough

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