Griffith Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Riverside Drive Bridge

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 25, 2019

1. Riverside Drive Bridge Marker

Inscription. Originally known as the Victory Boulevard bridge, the Riverside Drive bridge was constructed in 1938 to improve a bottleneck caused by an earlier wooden bridge. It was partially funded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is a concrete t-beam girder bridge with five spans over the river and measures 381 feet in length. It is designed in the art deco style with striping along the tops of the piers, horizontal bands below the railings, and geometric shapes on the face of the bridge. It was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2005 and was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #910 in 2008. The Riverside Drive bridge was seismically retrofitted in 1992, and then between 2015 and 2017, it was widened on its east side by approximately 19 feet to provide a median, wider shoulders, and wider sidewalks. The bridge railings, light posts, and lanterns were replaced as part of the project. The new railings are identical to the original railings, with the exception of the size of the window openings, which have been narrowed

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to meet code requirements. The new light posts and lanterns are replicas retrofitted with LED fixtures. The widened side of the bridge was designed to complement the original art deco style of the bridge.

Erected 2018. (Marker Number 910.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists.

Location. 34° 9.396′ N, 118° 17.667′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Griffith Park. It is on Riverside Drive north of Zoo Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles CA 90027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 25, 2019

2. Riverside Drive Bridge Marker

World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Riverside Drive - Zoo Drive Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ollie Johnston Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grand Central Air Terminal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Automatic Block Signals (approx. 0.7 miles away); Four Motor Electric Locomotive (approx. 0.7 miles away); T-2 Semaphore Signal (approx. ¾ mile away); Tracks Through Time (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. Identical markers are at each end of the bridge.

Regarding Riverside Drive Bridge. Several bridges crossing the L.A. River are designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments: Hyperion Ave (#164), Cesar Chavez Ave (#224), Fletcher Drive (#322), Spring Street (#900), Main Street (#901), Olympic Blvd (#902), Washington Blvd (#903), Seventh Street (#904), Sixth Street (#905), Fourth Street

Riverside Drive Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 25, 2019

3. Riverside Drive Bridge

(#906), Broadway (#907), Riverside Drive (#908), First Street (#909), and Riverside-Zoo Drive (#910).

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 25, 2019

4. Riverside Drive Bridge

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 25, 2019

5. Riverside Drive Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 826 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.