The Los Angeles River is shown flowing through twisted steel girders of the Santa Fe's main railroad bridge on May 4, 1941, after floodwaters from a rainstorm undermined the concrete pier in the foreground. The pier toppled, throwing half of the bridge into the river. Weakened, the rest of the bridge could fall.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company Rivers--California--Los Angeles Bridges--California--Los Angeles Floods--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles River (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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