Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Sixth Street Bridge across the Los Angeles River (2)

August 2013 (34.03722 Degrees, -118.23038 Degrees) 6th Street Bridge

We last studied the Sixth Street Bridge when we were looking at Los Angeles River Arch Bridges in 2009. Last week's field review was partially to identify the many utilities, private residences, warehouses, etc. that would have to be removed to build the new bridge and what heavy equipment could access the site during construction.

From the west, the current access to the bridge is through a narrow PUC under the railroad yard. Working with railroads during construction can be difficult. In the photo below, we see the Fourth Street Bridge from the deck of the Sixth Street Bridge. We can also see transmission lines, the Los Angeles River, and a dozen railroad tracks that will have to be somehow avoided during construction.

Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Sixth Street Bridge across the Los Angeles River (2) by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.