- City:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Site Type:
- Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Army Corps of Engineers, Federal & Military Operations
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designer:
- Army Corps of Engineers and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The federal government in the form of the US Army Corps of Engineers played an instrumental role in developing the Ballona Creek waterway in Los Angeles, which helps drain the Los Angeles basin from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
The section from the Pacific Ocean to Vista del Mar was started in 1938 and completed in 1939. The Vista del Mar to La Salle Ave section was started in 1935 and completed in 1936. The La Salle Ave. to Washington Blvd. section was started 1938 and completed 1939. The Washington Blvd. to Redondo Blvd. section was started in 1936 and completed in 1937.
A number of bridges that cross over the channel were also New Deal projects including La Cienega Boulevard (1937) Washington Boulevard (1938) Higuera Street (1938) Duquesne Avenue (1938) Overland Avenue (1938) Inglewood Boulevard (1937) Lincoln Boulevard/State Route 1 (1937) Culver Boulevard (1937).
Except for the Culver Blvd and Lincoln Blvd bridges that have concrete guard rails, all have similar steel stringer designs with ornate metal guard rails.
Source notes
Wikipedia - Ballona Creek Operation and Maintenance Manual LA District Corps of Engineers www.Bridgehunter.comSite originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on October 18, 2016.
At this Location:
- Ballona Creek Channel: Lincoln Blvd. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel: Washington Blvd. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel: La Cienega Blvd. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel: Culver Blvd. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel: Duquesne Ave. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
- Ballona Creek Channel: Higuera St. Bridge - Los Angeles CA
View all sites at Ballona Creek Channel - Los Angeles CA (8 Sites)
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Jen A.
The New Deal-era Higuera Street Bridge was demolished Sept–Oct 2021.
https://culvercitycrossroads.com/2021/09/20/higuera-street-bridge-construction-begins-sept-20-bike-path-closed-through-october/
The replacement Higuera Street Bridge is scheduled to open in 2023.
https://www.culvercity.org/City-Projects/PW-Project-Higuera-Street-Bridge-Replacement-Project