Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Beverly Boulevard/1st Street Viaduct (Primary)
Beverly Boulevard/1st Street Viaduct (Historic)
Important Dates
1942-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Beverly Boulevard/1st Street Viaduct - PHOTO
Resource Types
Structure
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Beverly Bl/1st St over Glendale Bl/2nd St
Administrative Areas
Westlake Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 13 (Council District)
Los Angeles City Council District 1 (Council District)
GREATER ECHO PARK ELYSIAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WESTLAKE NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
TEMPLE-BEAUDRY NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Infrastructure-Transportation, Bridge   Use: Historic        
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP19. Bridge          
Features
No components recorded
Architectural Description
Concrete automobile bridge that carries Beverly Boulevard/1st Street over Glendale Boulevard/2nd Street; multiple concrete arches set on piers; perforated concrete balustrade with integrated metal street lights.
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2014-04-01
Context/Theme
Other Context, 1850-1980
Design/Construction, 1850-1980
Other
Eligibility Standards
  • Significant for physical design or construction including architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and artwork
  • Retains essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • Embodies distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction
    • Integrity Aspects
    Design
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent and rare example of a 1940s concrete bridge in Westlake. The bridge was constructed to allow automobile traffic to pass over this busy intersection, bypassing a rail line that traveled from 2nd Street and Spring in downtown, north along Glendale Boulevard to the neighborhood of Crown Hill.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1942-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: eef1ec8f-aeb9-4e80-a3a0-a8b062b042a1

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    None

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

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