• Figueroa Street Viaduct - Los Angeles CA
    "FOR, many years the city of Los Angeles has felt the need of an additional through traffic highway to the north to relieve congestion on North Broadway. Figueroa Street, one of the main north and south arterials in the city was the logical street to be extended. A barrier formed by the Elysian Park hills and the Los Angeles River made this undertaking very expensive. However, the project has been carried forward one step at a time as funds became available. The first step was taken in 1928 when plans were ordered for the first tunnel under Elysian Park. The final...