Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Gage Avenue, Florence Avenue, and Clara Street Bridges across the Los Angeles River

August 1999 (33.9605 Degrees, -118.1714 Degrees) Los Angeles River Bridges

Standing south of the Randolph Road Metro Railroad Bridge looking south at the Gage Avenue Bridge (53C0159) a five span T girder bridge, the Florence Avenue Bridge (53C0071) a six span T girder bridge, and the Clara Street Bridge (53C0158) a five span T girder bridge.

These bridges were built from 1939 (the Clara Street Bridge) to 1948 (the Florence Avenue Bridge). We have departed from the City Beautiful aesthetic of bridges that we studied in downtown L.A, but these bridges still have a certain elegance with their haunched girder spans.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Gage Avenue, Florence Avenue, and Clara Street Bridges across the Los Angeles River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Slauson Avenue and Randolph Street Metro Bridges across the Los Angeles River

August 1999 (33.9797 Degrees, -118.1690 Degrees) Los Angeles River Bridges

Past the Atlantic Blvd. Bridge I turned around to photograph the Randolph Street Metro Railroad Bridge. It's a four span through girder structure. Looking back in the distance is the East Slauson Avenue Bridge (53C0445), a 5 span steel girder bridge built in 1942.

The railroad bridges are covered in graffiti, perhaps due to gang activity south of Los Angeles and also because the railroads may not have the resources to cover or remove graffiti.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Slauson Avenue and Randolph Street Metro Bridges across the Los Angeles River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: South Atlantic Boulevard Bridge across the Los Angeles River

August 1999 (33.9946 Degrees, -118.1821 Degrees) Los Angeles River Bridges

Looking north at the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge (53C0252) across the Los Angeles River in the City of Vernon. Atlantic Boulevard crosses the Los Angeles River again a few miles south of here in Compton. Today's bridge is a seven span deck arch on pier walls that was built in 1931. A through girder railroad bridge on four wide pier walls with cutwaters can be seen under its arches. Beyond the railroad bridge is the 13 span steel girder South Downey Road Bridge (53C0576). The buildings of downtown Los Angeles can be seen in the distance.

The Los Angeles River used to change it's course at flood stage and this wide concrete channel was built to try to keep it in place. In 1914 the a flood covered the City of Vernon. There are efforts by several groups to return the river to it's natural condition, while addressing the threat of flooding.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: South Atlantic Boulevard Bridge across the Los Angeles River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.