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Hyperion Bridge

Los Angeles County, California

Photos 

Hyperion Avenue Bridge from Riverside Drive Looking North

www.bridges-of-los-angeles-county.com

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BH Photo #113962

Map 

Street Views 

Video 

Hyperion Bridge in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

The classic 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis is mostly shot either in the studio or on location in Vancouver (?!) but at the end of this clip the movie shows Roger, Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), and Benny the Cab ending up on Hyperion Bridge (starting at about 2:28).

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Play video on YouTube

Essay 

Written by David Kimbrough

At least some of the large bronze lamp posts astride the Hyperion Street bridge were stolen recently. Since the lamp posts were custom build ninety years ago they cannot be replaced.

http://laist.com/2013/12/06/thieves_steal_huge_historic_1920...

http://laist.com/2013/12/06/thieves_steal_huge_historic_1920...

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929
Design
Closed spandrel concrete deck arch bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 518.1 ft.
Also called
Glendale-Hyperion Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.11333, -118.26500   (decimal degrees)
34°06'48" N, 118°15'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/383331/3775444 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hollywood
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
35,874
Inventory numbers
CA 53C-1881 (California bridge number)
BH 10989 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,187)
Built 1929 (1,019)
Built during 1920s (9,960)
California (2,629)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,040)
Deck arch (11,423)
Flared (403)
Have street view (27,079)
 Los Angeles County, California (384)
Los Angeles River (62)
Los Angeles, California (154)
Open (39,993)
Owned by city (5,488)
Skewed (4,917)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)

Update Log 

  • March 3, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 12, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 7, 2013: Essay added by David Kimbrough
  • January 14, 2011: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • January 10, 2011: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • December 26, 2010: New video from David Kimbrough
  • December 18, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • December 13, 2010: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • November 27, 2010: New photos from David Kimbrough
  • June 3, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined design
  • January 4, 2009: New photos from David Kimbrough
  • December 19, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • December 18, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • November 3, 2008: New photo from David Kimbrough
  • June 6, 2008: Updated by David Kimbrough
  • May 11, 2008: This is one bridge instead of three
  • May 3, 2008: New photos from David Kimbrough

Sources 

  • David Kimbrough - kimbrough-photo [at] charter [dot] net
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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