Rating:
10989
{78}%
2 votes
Hyperion Bridge
Photos
Hyperion Avenue Bridge from Riverside Drive Looking North
www.bridges-of-los-angeles-county.com
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BH Photo #113962
Video
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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 |
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
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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
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