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ATSF - Los Angeles River Bridge

Los Angeles County, California

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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)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (468)
Baltimore through truss (348)
Baltimore truss (385)
Built 1901 (575)
Built during 1900s (7,629)
California (2,710)
Girder (11,163)
Los Angeles County, California (386)
Los Angeles River (62)
Los Angeles, California (160)
 Lost (28,382)
Lost 1994 (444)
Lost during 1990s (4,140)
Pin-connected (4,677)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Replaced by new bridge (19,300)
Through girder (4,185)
Through truss (16,709)
Truss (35,375)

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

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