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Photograph caption dated February 12, 1959 reads, "Workmen landscape bank bordering Moorpark Street bridge of new link of Ventura Freeway from Moorpark to Laurel Canyon boulevard. Section, built under contract for $4,466,400, includes overpass exchange for future eastern extension at Riverside drive and bridges spanning Tujunga and Colfax avenues." See images 00147342 through 00147344 for all photos in this series.
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