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1st Street Bridge (1888) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1888; Replaced in 1929
Lost deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge

1st Street Bridge (1929) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on First Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

26th Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1926
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on 26TH ST in Vernon
Open to traffic

4th Street Bridge (1903) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1930
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Bridge (1930) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1930 seismic retrofit in 1995
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Fourth Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

6th Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1932; closed to traffic Jan. 27, 2016 with demolition beginning soon after
Lost steel arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Sixth Street in Los Angeles
No longer exists

7th Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1910, Second Deck added 1927, Seismic Retrofit 1995
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Seventh Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Aliso Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1881; Replaced 1938-1940
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad (PE)/Aliso Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Alondra Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1971
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Alondra Blvd
Open to traffic

Arroyo Seco Parkway Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1942
Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Arroyo Seco Parkway (CA 110, formerly CA 11/US 66)


Arroyo Seco Parkway Viaduct (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1937
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pasadena Freeway (formerly Figuroa Street) in Los Angeles
Open to Traffic

Artesia Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1949
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Artesia Blvd
Open to traffic

Atlantic Avenue Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1937
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Atlantic Avenue in Compton
Open to traffic

Atlantic Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1931
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Atlantic Blvd. in Vernon
Open to traffic

ATSF - Los Angeles River Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901; One span destroyed during flooding 1941; Removed 1994
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Second District
Replaced by a new bridge

Barham Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
A wooden bridge at "Dark Canyon Pass" was washed out in 1925 and 1927. It was replaced with a concrete bridge in 1935 which washed out in 1938.
Steel stringer bridge over Los Angeles River on Barham Blvd. in Burbank
Open to traffic

BNSF - Los Angeles River Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1897; EB Deck plate girder build 1925; Western truss replaced sometime in the 1990s
Through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Redondo Junction Flyover (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 2001
Deck truss/girder/box beam over LA River/Wash. Blvd/Soto St/UP and BNSF RR's
Open to traffic

Cesar Chavez Avenue Bridge (1926) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1926; Seismic retrofit 1993-95
Open spandrel Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on E Cesar E Chavez Ave/Macy Street
Open to traffic

Clara Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1939
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Clara Street in Cudahy
Open to traffic

Colfax Avenue Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1956
Deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Colfax Avenue in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Downey Road Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1979
Steel stringer bridge over Los Angeles River on Downey Road
Open to traffic

East Washington Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1931
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Washington Blvd. in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Fletcher Drive Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1927
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Fletcher Drive in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Glendale Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Hollywood Freeway Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
First iron bridge in Los Angeles built 1881, rebuilt as concrete in 1943, Expanded to freeway
Open-spandrel arch over Los Angeles River on US 101
Open to Traffic

Hyperion Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

LA&SL - Terminal Island Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1908; Removed 1934
Warren through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Removed and relocated to Longview Washington

LACM - Los Angeles River Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Salt Lake Rail Road build the original wooden bridge back in the mid-1870's, it has been rebuilt several times since then.
Bridge over Los Angeles River on Gold Line trolly (MTA)
Open to traffic

LARy - 4th Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1898; Replaced 1930
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

LARy - Macy Street Trolley Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Angeles Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Long Beach Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1946
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Long Beach Blvd
Open to traffic

Los Angeles Cable Railway Viaduct (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1889; Demolished 1910
Lost Deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River & Southern Pacific Yard on Los Angeles Cable Railway
Removed but not replaced

Los Angeles River Footbridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Warren through truss pedestrian Bridge over Los Angeles River near Colfax Blvd
Open to Pedistrians

Los Angeles River Pedestrian Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929
Steel Warren arch pedestrian bridge over Los Angeles River near Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles
Open to Pedistrians

Los Angeles River Pipeline Suspension Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Wire suspension bridge over Los Angeles River on Pipeline
Pipeline in use but no public access

Los Angeles River Pipeline Truss Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Pratt through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Pipeline
Pipeline in service but no public access

Los Feliz Boulevard Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Current Concrete Built 1925 Replacing Older Wooden Bridge
Concrete tee beam bridge over Los Angeles River on Los Feliz Blvd in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

Macy Street Bridge (1873) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1873; Replaced 1904
Lost Through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Macy Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Macy Street Bridge (1904) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1904; Replaced 1926
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Macy Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mariposa Equestrian Suspension Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1939
Wire suspension bridge over Los Angeles River on Equestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

North Broadway Viaduct (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1974
Concrete arch bridge over L A Riv,Bnsf,Uprr,Metro, on North Broadway in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

North Main Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1910
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on N Main Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

North Spring Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1928; Rehabilitated 1939; Seismic upgrade 1992
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on North Spring Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

North Spring Street Bridge (Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1881; Trolley tracks removed 1918; Replaced 1928
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on North Spring Street & Los Angeles Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Olympic Boulevard Bridge/9th Street Viaduct (1925) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1925
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River and railroad tracks on Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles
Open to traffic

PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Atwater Village) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1929; Removed 1959
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroad
Removed

PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Long Beach, Old) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ?; Replaced 1956 due to flood-control plans
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Morton) (Orange County, California)
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed but not replaced

PE - Los Angeles River Bridge (Van Nuys) (Los Angeles County, California)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Removed

Riverside Drive Bridge (Arroyo Seco) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built circa 1890, Replaced circa 1920, Replaced 1939, Replaced 2015.
Warren Deck truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Riverside Drive in Los Angeles
Replaced by a new bridge just to the northwest

Riverside Drive Bridge (Burbank) (Los Angeles County, California)
Concrete bridge over Los Angeles River on Riverside Drive in Griffith Park, Los Angeles County
Open to Traffic

Soto Street Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1987, seismic refit, 1996
Open spandrel Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Soto Street in Vernon
Open to traffic

SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ca. 1904
Lost Through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced

SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (1903) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1903; Destroyed in the Los Angeles flood of 1938
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Southern Pacific Railway
Destroyed by flooding

SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (1939) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1939; Replaced in the early 90s
Lost Girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Southern Pacific Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

SP - Los Angeles River Bridge (Long Beach) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1956; Replaced in the 1980s
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on Pacific Electric Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

UP - Los Angeles River (Bell) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built ca. 1050's-Four Plate girder spans crossing Los Angeles River
Pony plate girder bridge over Los Angeles River on UP/Amtrak Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Los Angeles River Bridge (Cudahy) (Los Angeles County, California)
Two Warren trusses and two pony plate girders
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Los Angeles River on UP RR
Open to traffic

UP - Los Angeles River Bridge (Long Beach) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1932
Steel pony plate girder over the Los Angeles River
Open to traffic

UP - Los Angeles River Bridge (South Gate) (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1932
Warren Through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on UPRR in South Gate
Open to traffic

UP - Mission Junction Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1902; two eastern trusses replaced with through girder and stringer
Warren through truss bridge over Los Angeles River on Railroads (LACM, SCAX, UP)
Open to traffic