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Title
Final bridge nears completion
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated November 10, 1954 reads, "Elliott Long, of bridge department, inspects last of seven bridges constructed along three-mile strip that will be opened to traffic early in 1955. This 300-foot long span crosses Highway 6 and is distinctive because it has three levels. Highway engineers reported that 95 per cent of the bridge construction is completed and that 67 per cent of the contract time schedule has elapsed."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00113906
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d014_f35_i20
CARL0005293699
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/47799
Subject
Bridges--California--San Fernando Valley
Bridges--California--San Fernando Valley--Design and construction
Construction workers--California--San Fernando Valley
Mountains--California, Southern
United States Highway 6
Valley Times Collection photographs

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