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

Buena Vista Street Viaduct

North Broadway Bridge

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 25, 2023

1. Buena Vista Street Viaduct Marker

Inscription.
Historic Buena Vista St. Viaduct.
Constructed 1909.
Rededicated 2000.
City of Los Angeles

Erected by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 907.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 34° 4.304′ N, 118° 13.629′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Chinatown. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Elysian Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Portolá Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); River Station Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zanja Madre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to the Graveyard (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Antonio Winery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fire Station No. 1 (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Chinatown Heritage and Visitor Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Central Plaza (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Buena Vista Street Viaduct. North Broadway-Buena Vista Street Bridge is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 907, designated in 2008. Architects: Homer Hamlin & Alfred F. Rosenheim. Constructed in 1909 as part of a monumental bridge building program that oversaw the construction of several bridges across the Los Angeles River (they are L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments 900-909). The program addressed the transportation needs of Los Angeles in the early 20th century. This bridge is one of twelve historic bridges over the Los Angeles River determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Its construction, spearheaded by the Eastside Improvement Association, speeded development of the residential area east of the Los Angeles River by providing street car transportation and an elevated automobile roadway over the Los Angeles River and the tracks of the Southern Pacific railroad.
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Buena Vista Street Viaduct and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 25, 2023

2. Buena Vista Street Viaduct and Marker

major monumental Beaux-Arts bridge constructed by the City of Los Angeles. It was also the first open-spandrel arched bridge in California.

Buena Vista Street Viaduct image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 25, 2023

3. Buena Vista Street Viaduct

4. Buena Vista Street Viaduct

North Broadway Bridge, circa 1924.

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 25, 2023

5. Buena Vista Street Viaduct

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 25, 2023

6. Buena Vista Street Viaduct

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5, 6. submitted on August 5, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.