Sixth Street Bridge
The Sixth St. bridge was built in 1932 and is the longest viaduct bridge crossing the Los Angeles river. Built in three separate sections this streamline-moderne bridge connects downtown LA to Boyle Heights. The bridge was built using an on-site concrete plant constructed just for this project (revolutionary at the time) unfortunately an aggregate used to build the bridge caused it to have a high alkali content that is having an effect like a slow cancer and now the bridge has been deemed to have a 70% chance of collapsing in the event of a major earthquake. Used in many films, tv commercials, music videos and photo shoots this viaduct is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places but may have to be torn down and replaced and this is a decision the the City of LA is currently wrestling with
Sixth Street Bridge
The Sixth St. bridge was built in 1932 and is the longest viaduct bridge crossing the Los Angeles river. Built in three separate sections this streamline-moderne bridge connects downtown LA to Boyle Heights. The bridge was built using an on-site concrete plant constructed just for this project (revolutionary at the time) unfortunately an aggregate used to build the bridge caused it to have a high alkali content that is having an effect like a slow cancer and now the bridge has been deemed to have a 70% chance of collapsing in the event of a major earthquake. Used in many films, tv commercials, music videos and photo shoots this viaduct is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places but may have to be torn down and replaced and this is a decision the the City of LA is currently wrestling with