ATSF - Los Angeles River Bridge

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License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

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BH Photo #398193

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Second District

Location

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1901; One span destroyed during flooding 1941; Removed 1994

Railroad

- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)

Design

Baltimore through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.07437, -118.22537   (decimal degrees)
34°04'28" N, 118°13'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/386935/3771078 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Los Angeles

Inventory number

BH 65484 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 10, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• June 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added build date and image
• July 25, 2017: Updated by Luke: Noted span lost during 1941 flooding.
• May 1, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added loss date
• January 14, 2015: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• LACM - Los Angeles River Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Geoff Hubbs
• Luke
• RailPictures.net
• AbandonedRails - ATSF Second District - Image + Info
• Flickr - Image
• Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation Facebook Group - Image
• L.A. Weekly | Today in Photographs: March 4, 1941 | Santa Fe Railroad Bridge collapses into the L.A. River during a late winter storm. - Image
• Los Angeles Public Library - Image
• Flickr

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