Drafting students appreciate presentation by
Bureau of Engineers at 6th St. Bridge
Bureau of Engineers at 6th St. Bridge
------------- Future of the bridge ---------------
A modern cable-supported bridge will replace the stately
concrete piers and graceful steel arches of the 6th Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River, the City Council decided Friday,
when it voted to demolish the beloved, but fatally decaying 79-year-old span.
The chance to build a new monument that reflects
contemporary design won out over an appeal from preservationists to replicate
at least the signature double arches. The bridge is one of a dozen historic
river bridges built in grand style by an ascendant city in the early part of
the last century.
Source: John Hoeffel, LA Times, Nov.19, 2011.