. Public works . anks of theArroyo Seco and forming the final line of the boulevardfrom Pasadena to Los Angeles by way of Tropico, Glendaleand Eagle Rock, the magnificent Colorado street bridge iscompleted and dedicated. This bridge is claimed by Pasa-dena to be the tallest, longest reinforced concrete bridgein the world and that there is no longer bridge which is sohigh or no higher bridge which is so long. The bridge is1, feet long and from the waterway to the bridge floorthe height is feet. There are fifteen spans to thebridge, nine larger and six smaller ones. The greatest spani
. Public works . anks of theArroyo Seco and forming the final line of the boulevardfrom Pasadena to Los Angeles by way of Tropico, Glendaleand Eagle Rock, the magnificent Colorado street bridge iscompleted and dedicated. This bridge is claimed by Pasa-dena to be the tallest, longest reinforced concrete bridgein the world and that there is no longer bridge which is sohigh or no higher bridge which is so long. The bridge is1, feet long and from the waterway to the bridge floorthe height is feet. There are fifteen spans to thebridge, nine larger and six smaller ones. The greatest spanis the ninth, which covers 230 feet. The bridge is 38 feetwide with sidewalks five feet wide on each side and is elec-trically lighted with ornamental clusters. The constructionwas begun in July 1912, and was completed at a cost of$240,000, of which the county of Los Angeles paid $100,000,$13,000 was subscribed by citizens of San Rafael Heights,on the west bank of the .\rroya and the city of Pasadenapaid the Courtesy Pasadena (Cal.) Star. GRE.\T CONCRETE BRIDGE OF 634 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL \oL. XXXVII, No. 18 Begin Work on New Bridge. Baltimore, Md.—Preliminary work has begun on the newbridge which is to link Anne Arundel County with the cityof Baltimore. The old Light street structure is to be re-placed by a new bridge at Hanover street. Machinery isnow in place at both ends and dredging and driving havebegun. The illustration shows work at one end of thebridge. State Accepts Mountain Road. Tacoma, Wash.—Deputy State Highways Commissioner.■\llen has accepted the strip of concrete highway milesin length which is part of the Mountain road, built by theWashington Paving Co. under contract for the countyand paid for out of the state permanent highway road, according to Mr. Thompson, cost $10,000 a is 16 feet wide and 7 inches thick in the middle. Themixture used was 1:2:3%. The county has a 60-foot rightof way through which the road passes
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