Title supplied by cataloger.; Tape is affixed to the photograph in three places for editorial cropping purposes.; Photograph used for articles dated February 7, 1929, January 30, 1935, April 29, 1935 and July 23, 1936. 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. Automobiles travel both east and west on the Colorado Street Bridge, located over the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena. Various residences are visible in the background.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;12 x 23 cm. Photographic prints
Bridges--California--Pasadena Arch bridges--California--Pasadena Dwellings--California--Pasadena National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena, Calif.) Pasadena (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Waddell, J. A. L.(John Alexander Low),1854-1938
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