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UP - San Gabriel River Bridge (Bellflower)

Los Angeles County, California

Photo 

Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

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BH Photo #465241

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Bridge over San Gabriel River on Pacific Electric Railway
Location
Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Abandoned
Future prospects
Planned to be used in the West Branch Greenway
History
Built 1963
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
SP - San Gabriel River Bridge (Bellflower)
PE - San Gabriel River Bridge (Bellflower)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.87579, -118.10721   (decimal degrees)
33°52'33" N, 118°06'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/397600/3748935 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Los Alamitos
Inventory number
BH 72350 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,682)
Bellflower, California (3)
Built 1963 (237)
Built during 1960s (2,036)
California (2,606)
Cerritos, California (3)
Deck girder (5,775)
Girder (10,295)
Have street view (27,060)
 Los Angeles County, California (383)
Owned by railroad (12,493)
Plate girder (7,979)
Preserved (1,194)
Railroad (15,600)
San Gabriel River (California) (23)
Southern Pacific Railroad (663)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added image from LACDPW and noted future use as a rail-trail bridge
  • January 25, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • May 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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