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Title
Ramona Freeway construction at Macy St. Bridge
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1943
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
The Ramona Freeway was the earlier name for Interstate 10 and went from downtown Los Angeles to the San Bernardino County line. The Macy Street Bridge was completed in 1926 and decorated with elements of the Spanish Baroque style. It was renamed the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez Bridge in 1994 and declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #224 in 1979.
A bulldozer sits on the graded road under the Macy St. Bridge as construction continues on the Ramona Freeway. Photograph dated: Feb. 2, 1943.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;10 x 12 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00074329
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
L.A.-Bridges.
CARL0000078969
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/111386
Subject
Express highways--California--Design and construction
Roads construction--California--Los Angeles
Bridges--California--Los Angeles
Macy Street Bridge (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Interstate 10

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