List of crossings of the Los Angeles River
This is a list of crossings of the Los Angeles River. Crossings are listed from south to north; that is, going upstream from the mouth of the river channel in Long Beach.[1]
List
[edit]| Photo | Crossing | City (neighborhood) | Constructed | Coordinates |
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Queensway Twin Bridges carrying Queens Way | Long Beach | 1969 | |
| West Ocean Boulevard | 1959 | |||
| Service Bridge | ||||
| Shoreline Drive West (former Interstate 710) | 1963 | |||
| West Anaheim Street | 1954 | |||
 SR 1 (West Pacific Coast Highway) |
1957 | |||
| Service Bridge | ||||
| West Willow Street | 1946 | |||
| Service Bridge | ||||
| Wardlow Road | 1950 | |||
 I-405 (San Diego Freeway),includes 2 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings |
1963 | |||
| Railroad: Metro A Line (2 Tracks) | 1987 | |||
| Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track) | ||||
| West Del Amo Boulevard | 1958 | |||
| Long Beach Boulevard | 1946 | |||
| Artesia Boulevard | 1949 | |||
 SR 91 (Artesia Freeway),includes 5 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings |
1971 | |||
| South Atlantic Avenue | Long Beach and Compton | 1937 | ||
| Alondra Boulevard | Paramount and Compton | 1958 | ||
| East Compton/Somerset Boulevard | 1976 | |||
| Rosecrans Avenue | 1951 | |||
| Service Bridge | ||||
 I-105 (Glenn Anderson Freeway),includes the Metro C Line (2 Tracks in Freeway median), plus 4 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings |
Paramount and Lynwood | 1990 | ||
| East Imperial Highway | South Gate and Lynwood | 1951 | ||
 I-710 (Long Beach Freeway)
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South Gate | 1955 | ||
| Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track) | ||||
| Firestone Boulevard | 1950 | |||
| Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track) | Bell Gardens and Cudahy | |||
| Clara Street | 1939 | |||
| Florence Avenue | Bell Gardens and Bell | 1948 | ||
| Gage Avenue | 1940 | |||
| Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track) | ||||
| East Slauson Avenue | Commerce, Bell, and Maywood | 1942 | ||
| South Atlantic Boulevard | Vernon | 1931 | ||
| Railroad: Los Angeles Junction/BNSF (1 Track) | ||||
| Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track) | ||||
| South Downey Road | 1931 | |||
| Bandini Boulevard | 1969 | |||
| South Soto Street | 1928 | |||
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East 26th Street | 2000 | ||
| Railroad: BNSF - San Bernardino Subdivision (2 Tracks) | Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) | |||
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Railroad: Redondo Flyover: Metrolink Orange County Line & 91/Perris Valley Line, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Southwest Chief, and BNSF freight (2 Tracks) |
2002 | ||
| East Washington Boulevard (HAER CA-284) | 1931 | |||
| Railroad: Union Pacific - Los Angeles Subdivision (3 Tracks) | ||||
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East 9th Street, carrying Olympic Boulevard (HAER CA-177) | 1925 | ||
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 I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway), consists of 6 separate crossings for freeway mainline and interchange ramps
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Los Angeles (Downtown) | 1959 | |
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East 7th Street (HAER CA-282) | 1927 | ||
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Sixth Street Bridge | 2022 | ||
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East 4th Street (HAER CA-280) | 1930 | ||
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East 1st Street (HAER CA-175) and Metro E Line (2 Tracks in street median) |
1929 | ||
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 US 101 (Santa Ana Freeway) |
1944 | ||
| El Monte Busway | 1989 | |||
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Macy Street Bridge, carrying Cesar E. Chavez Avenue (HAER CA-277) | Los Angeles (Chinatown) | 1926 | |
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Railroad: Metrolink San Bernardino Line & Riverside Line (1 Track) | |||
| Mission Tower Railroad Bridge: Union Pacific - Alhambra Subdivision & Amtrak (2 Tracks, North Track splits to NE and E on bridge, South Track unused at present) |
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North Main Street (HAER CA-276) | 1910 | ||
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North Spring Street (HAER CA-275) | 1928 | ||
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Buena Vista Bridge, carrying North Broadway (HAER CA-274) | 1909 | ||
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Railroad: Metro A Line (2 Tracks) | |||
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Figueroa Street Viaduct (HAER CA-265-J)
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1937 | ||
| Los Angeles River Bridge
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Los Angeles (Cypress Park and Echo Park) |
1943 | ||
| Downey Railroad Bridge: Metrolink Antelope Valley Line & Ventura County Line, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Coast Starlight (2 Tracks); future California High-Speed Rail - Burbank to Los Angeles section |
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Dayton Avenue Bridge carrying Riverside Drive | 1939 (demolished 2015) |
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| Riverside Drive and Los Angeles River Greenway Trail | 2017 | |||
Elysian Viaduct I-5 (Golden State Freeway) |
1962 | |||
| Taylor Yard Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge | Los Angeles (Elysian Valley) | 2021 | ||
 SR 2 (Glendale Freeway)
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Los Angeles (Atwater Village) | 1961 | ||
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Fletcher Drive (HAER CA-273) | 1927 | ||
| Red Car Pedestrian Bridge | ||||
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Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Victory Memorial Viaduct, carrying Glendale Boulevard and Hyperion Avenue (HAER CA-272) |
1929 | ||
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Sunnynook Drive Pedestrian Bridge | |||
| Los Feliz Boulevard | 1925 | |||
| La Kretz Pedestrian Bridge (North Atwater Pedestrian Bridge) | 2020 | |||
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Colorado Street Freeway Extension | 1957 | ||
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 SR 134 (Ventura Freeway),includes 1 separate freeway interchange ramp crossing |
Glendale and Los Angeles (Los Feliz) |
1962 | |
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I-5 (Golden State Freeway) |
1957 | ||
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Riverside Drive | 1938 | ||
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Mariposa Equestrian Bridge | Burbank and Los Angeles (Hollywood Hills) |
1939 | |
| SR 134 (Ventura Freeway) |
1957 | |||
| Private road to Warner Brothers Studios (Gate 7) | ||||
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Barham Boulevard and Olive Avenue | 1935 | ||
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Cahuenga Boulevard and Lankershim Boulevard | Los Angeles (Studio City) | 1940 | |
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US 101 (Hollywood Freeway) |
1957 | ||
| Vineland Avenue | 1930 | |||
| Tujunga Avenue | 1949 | |||
| Dilling Street Pedestrian Bridge | ||||
| Colfax Avenue | 1956 | |||
| Gilligan's Island Road (private) in the CBS Studio Center | ||||
| Radford Avenue | 1950 | |||
| Laurel Canyon Boulevard | 1951 | |||
| Laurelgrove Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | 1996 | |||
| Whitsett Avenue | 1950 | |||
| Coldwater Canyon Avenue | 1951 | |||
| Fulton Avenue | 1951 | |||
| Moorpark Street | 1952 | |||
| Rye Street/Sunnyslope Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) | |||
| Woodman Avenue | 1952 | |||
| Hazeltine Avenue | 1960 | |||
| US 101 (Ventura Freeway) |
1959 | |||
| Van Nuys Boulevard | 1952 | |||
| Service Bridge | ||||
| Kester Avenue | 1972 | |||
| Sepulveda Boulevard | 1928 | |||
| I-405 (San Diego Freeway), includes 1 separate freeway interchange ramp crossing (upstream of mainline bridge) |
1958 | |||
| Sepulveda Dam | Los Angeles (Encino) | |||
| Burbank Boulevard (twin bridges) | 1974 | |||
| Balboa Boulevard (twin bridges) | 1941 and 1964 | |||
| Busway: Metro G Line | ||||
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White Oak Avenue | 1960 | ||
| Lindley Avenue | 1957 | |||
| Victory Boulevard | Los Angeles (Reseda) | 1963 | ||
| Etiwanda Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | ||||
| Reseda Boulevard | 1955 | |||
| Amigo Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | ||||
| Wilbur Avenue | 1957 | |||
| Vanalden Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | ||||
| Tampa Avenue | 1957 | |||
| Corbin Avenue | 1957 | |||
| Winnetka Avenue | Los Angeles (Winnetka) | 1958 | ||
| Vanowen Street | 1958 | |||
| Mason Avenue | 1958 | |||
| De Soto Avenue | 1958 | |||
| Variel Avenue Pedestrian Bridge | Los Angeles (Canoga Park) | |||
| Busway: Metro G Line and Canoga Avenue Pedestrian Walkway | 2012 | |||
| Canoga Avenue | 1956 | |||
| Owensmouth Avenue | 1958 |
Gallery of aerial views of multiple bridges
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Bridges from the mouth of the Los Angeles River up to the West Willow Street Bridge in Long Beach, looking north -
Bridges from Imperial Highway to Florence Avenue in South Gate and Bell Gardens, looking south -
Bridges from Gage Avenue to South Atlantic Boulevard in and around Bell, looking southeast -
Bridges from a railroad bridge to South Soto Street in Vernon, looking north -
Glendale Narrows section from Glendale Freeway to Riverside Drive Bridges, looking north
See also
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References
[edit]External links
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