The 56-ft. wide, 1,370-ft. concrete arch Glendale-Hyperion Bridge was designed by Merrill Butler and completed in 1929; it was originally named the Victory Memorial Bridge, in honor of the men who had served in World War I. It crosses over the Los Angeles River, Riverside Drive, between Ettrick Street and Glenfeliz Boulevard, and since the 1950s, the Golden State Freeway. It is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #164. View of the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge, looking from the Silver Lake area over the Los Angeles River towards Atwater Village and Glendale. The Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains are seen in the distance.
Bridges--California--Los Angeles Rivers--California, Southern Mountains--California, Southern Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Butler, Merrill Los Angeles River (Calif.) Hyperion Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Glendale Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Glendale (Calif.) Glendale-Hyperion Bridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Verdugo Mountains (Calif.) San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) Atwater Village (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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