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Summary
Significance: The Union Pacific Railroad Bridge was part of an overall plan initiated by Senator William Andrews Clark to connect the rail centers of Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, thereby creating a route of strategic importance for the shipping and transportation of materials. The Bridge was also, at one time, the largest concrete bridge on earth.
Survey number: HAER CA-123
Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Tags
railroad bridges
concrete arch bridges
transportation
riverside
union
pacific
railroad
bridge
union pacific railroad bridge
anna
santa anna river
riverside county
california
union pacific railroad
william andrews clark
e and al stone company
historic american engineering record
chris madrid
los angeles and salt lake railroad company san pedro
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
politicians
senator
united states history
infrastructure
construction sites
bridge construction
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
E.B. & A.L. Stone Company
Clark, William Andrews
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company
Madrid, Chris, transmitter
Location
Riverside
,
33.95766, -117.38792
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html