Colorado Street Bridge

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concrete arch bridge historic bridge

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concrete arch bridge → historic bridge →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1981 →
architect	Waddell & Harrington →
carries	Colorado Boulevard →
city	Pasadena →
completionDate	1913 →
constructionStartDate	1912 →
country	United States →
crosses	Arroyo Seco →
designStyle	Beaux-Arts →
engineer	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 historic corridor →
isTouristAttraction	true →
length	approximately 1,486 feet →
locatedIn	California → Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED → Pasadena, California → United States →
locatedInHistoricArea	Arroyo Seco →
maintainedBy	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	City of Pasadena →
partOf	historic transportation infrastructure of Pasadena →
reasonForNickname	history of suicides from the bridge →
roadTypeCarried	urban arterial street →
seismicRetrofit	1990s →
state	California →
underwentRehabilitation	1990s →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pasadena →	hasLandmark