View of the Colorado Street Bridge under construction. A crane at the bottom of the wash extends it's projecting arm high above the bridge.; The Colorado Street Bridge was designed and built in 1913 by the Kansas City (MO)-based firm of J.A.L. Waddell. With a span of 1,486 feet and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, lights, and railings, the bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Bridges--California--Pasadena Arch bridges--California--Pasadena Bridges--Design and construction National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Waddell, J. A. L.(John Alexander Low),1854-1938 Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena, Calif.) Pasadena (Calif.)
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