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Photograph caption dated February 4, 1960 reads, "Construction has begun to widen two-lane bridge over Laurel Canyon boulevard at Ventura Freeway in North Hollywood. Councilman Lemoine Blanchard is urging such bridge widening stepped up throughout Valley to ease congestion and reports that insufficient funds were available at time of original construction to make spans proper widths."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Bridges--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Bridges--California--Los Angeles Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles Roadside improvement--California--Los Angeles Roads--Widening--California--Los Angeles Traffic lanes--California--Los Angeles Traffic flow--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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