Harold G. Moss Bridge

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Harold G. Moss Bridge
East 34th Street Bridge.jpg
Coordinates 47°13′50.1″N122°25′43.9″W / 47.230583°N 122.428861°W / 47.230583; -122.428861
CarriesEast 34th Street
CrossesWA-7.svg SR 7
Locale Tacoma, Washington
Other name(s)East 34th Street Bridge
Heritage statusNRHP
Characteristics
DesignOpen-spandrel arch
MaterialConcrete
Total length485-foot (148 m)
History
ArchitectC.D. Forsbeck, MacRae
OpenedOctober 21, 1936
East 34th Street Bridge
MPS Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No. 82004279 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982
Location
Harold G. Moss Bridge

The Harold G. Moss Bridge, originally the East 34th Street Bridge, is a concrete open-spandrel bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The bridge was opened on October 20, 1936, to replace a wood bridge that had previously spanned the gulch. [2] The bridge is constructed of two rib arches, that are supported by 24-foot (7 m) support legs, with spandrel columns between the arches and the bridge's 485-foot (148 m) deck. The concrete railings on the deck are adorned with urn-shaped lampposts. [3]

A freeway section of State Route 7, proposed as part of the Mountain Freeway, was constructed in the gulch and under the bridge in the 1960s. [4] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[ citation needed ] It was renamed for Harold G. Moss, the first Black mayor of Tacoma, on October 1, 2019. [5] Moss was also the 34th mayor of the city. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "10,000 at Opening Of Span". Tacoma Daily Ledger . October 21, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Holstine & Hobbs 2005 , p. 202
  4. Ferguson, Dick (January 1, 1967). "King of the Sidewalk: Supers Misses 'Work'". The News Tribune . pp. 1, 3. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "City of Tacoma to Honor Mayor Emeritus Harold G. Moss" (Press release). City of Tacoma. September 26, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  6. "City of Tacoma Mourns Passing of Former Mayor Harold G. Moss" (Press release). City of Tacoma. September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. Sailor, Craig (September 23, 2020). "Harold Moss, Tacoma's first Black mayor and a city icon, has died". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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