Colorado Street Bridge

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The Colorado Street Bridge is a historic early-20th-century concrete arch bridge in Pasadena, California, renowned for its distinctive Beaux-Arts design and dramatic span over the Arroyo Seco.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch bridge
historic bridge
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1981
architect Waddell & Hardesty
surface form: Waddell & Harrington
carries Colorado Boulevard
city Pasadena
completionDate 1913
constructionStartDate 1912
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Arroyo Seco
designStyle Beaux-Arts
engineer Waddell & Hardesty
surface form: Waddell & Harrington
era early 20th century
hasDesignFeature decorative railings
open-spandrel arches
ornamental light standards
hasLighting ornamental street lamps
hasSafetyFeature suicide prevention barriers
hasTraffic motor vehicles
pedestrians
hasViewOf Arroyo Seco
San Gabriel Mountains
height approximately 150 feet
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
isContributingPropertyTo Arroyo Seco Parkway
surface form: Arroyo Seco Parkway historic corridor
isTouristAttraction true
length approximately 1,486 feet
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles County
surface form: Los Angeles County, California

Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInHistoricArea Arroyo Seco
maintainedBy Pasadena
surface form: City of Pasadena
material reinforced concrete
nicknamed Suicide Bridge
notableFor distinctive Beaux-Arts design
dramatic span over the Arroyo Seco
NRHPType structure
numberOfArches 11
openingDate 1913
owner Pasadena
surface form: City of Pasadena
partOf historic transportation infrastructure of Pasadena
reasonForNickname history of suicides from the bridge
roadTypeCarried urban arterial street
seismicRetrofit 1990s
state California, United States
surface form: California
underwentRehabilitation 1990s

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Pasadena hasLandmark Colorado Street Bridge
411 West Colorado Boulevard near Colorado Street Bridge
Suicide Bridge refersTo Colorado Street Bridge
Suicide Bridge alsoKnownAs Colorado Street Bridge
Colorado Boulevard terminusNear Colorado Street Bridge
Colorado Boulevard hasAdjacentLandmark Colorado Street Bridge
this entity surface form: Colorado Street Bridge vicinity