List of crossings of the Los Angeles River

Last updated December 29, 2023

This is a list of crossings of the Los Angeles River. Crossings are listed from south to north; that is, going upstream from the mouth of the river channel in Long Beach.^[1]

List

Crossing	City (neighborhood)	Constructed
Queensway Twin Bridges carrying Queens Way	Long Beach	1969
West Ocean Boulevard		1959
Service Bridge
Shoreline Drive West (former Interstate 710)		1963
West Anaheim Street		1954
SR 1 (West Pacific Coast Highway )		1957
Service Bridge
West Willow Street		1946
Service Bridge
Wardlow Road		1950
I-405 ( San Diego Freeway ), includes 2 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings		1963
Railroad: Metro A Line (2 Tracks)		1987
Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track)
West Del Amo Boulevard		1958
Long Beach Boulevard		1946
Artesia Boulevard		1949
SR 91 ( Artesia Freeway ), includes 5 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings		1971
South Atlantic Avenue	Long Beach and Compton	1937
Alondra Boulevard	Paramount and Compton	1958
East Compton/Somerset Boulevard		1976
Rosecrans Avenue		1951
Service Bridge
I-105 ( Glenn Anderson Freeway ), includes the Metro C Line (2 Tracks in Freeway median), plus 4 separate freeway interchange ramp crossings	Paramount and Lynwood	1990
East Imperial Highway	South Gate and Lynwood	1951
I-710 ( Long Beach Freeway )	South Gate	1955
Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track)
Firestone Boulevard		1950
Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track)	Bell Gardens and Cudahy
Clara Street	Bell Gardens and Cudahy	1939
Florence Avenue	Bell Gardens and Bell	1948
Gage Avenue		1940
Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track)
East Slauson Avenue	Commerce, Bell, and Maywood	1942
South Atlantic Boulevard	Vernon	1931
Railroad: Los Angeles Junction/BNSF (1 Track)
Railroad: Union Pacific (1 Track)
South Downey Road		1931
Bandini Boulevard		1969
South Soto Street		1928
East 26th Street		2000
Railroad: BNSF - San Bernardino Subdivision (2 Tracks)	Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)
Railroad: Redondo Flyover: Metrolink Orange County Line & 91/Perris Valley Line, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Southwest Chief, and BNSF freight (2 Tracks)		2002
East Washington Boulevard (HAER CA-284)		1931
Railroad: Union Pacific - Los Angeles Subdivision (3 Tracks)
East 9th Street, carrying Olympic Boulevard (HAER CA-177)		1925
I-10 ( Santa Monica Freeway ), consists of 6 separate crossings for freeway mainline and interchange ramps	Los Angeles (Downtown)	1959
East 7th Street (HAER CA-282)		1927
Sixth Street Bridge		2022
East 4th Street (HAER CA-280)		1930
East 1st Street (HAER CA-175) and Metro E Line (2 Tracks in street median)		1929
US 101 ( Santa Ana Freeway )		1944
El Monte Busway		1989
Macy Street Bridge, carrying Cesar E. Chavez Avenue (HAER CA-277)	Los Angeles (Chinatown)	1926
Railroad: Metrolink San Bernardino Line & Riverside Line (1 Track)
Mission Tower Railroad Bridge: Union Pacific - Alhambra Subdivision & Amtrak (2 Tracks, North Track splits to NE and E on bridge, South Track unused at present)
North Main Street (HAER CA-276)		1910
North Spring Street (HAER CA-275)		1928
Buena Vista Bridge, carrying North Broadway (HAER CA-274)		1909
Railroad: Metro A Line (2 Tracks)
Figueroa Street Viaduct (HAER CA-265-J) SR 110 ( Arroyo Seco Parkway northbound)		1937
Los Angeles River Bridge SR 110 ( Arroyo Seco Parkway southbound)	Los Angeles (Cypress Park and Echo Park)	1943
Downey Railroad Bridge: Metrolink Antelope Valley Line & Ventura County Line, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner & Coast Starlight (2 Tracks); future California High-Speed Rail - Burbank to Los Angeles section
Dayton Avenue Bridge carrying Riverside Drive		1939 (demolished 2015)
Riverside Drive and Los Angeles River Greenway Trail		2017
Elysian Viaduct I-5 ( Golden State Freeway )		1962
Taylor Yard Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge	Los Angeles (Elysian Valley)	2021
SR 2 ( Glendale Freeway )	Los Angeles (Atwater Village)	1961
Fletcher Drive (HAER CA-273)		1927
Red Car Pedestrian Bridge
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Victory Memorial Viaduct, carrying Glendale Boulevard and Hyperion Avenue (HAER CA-272)		1929
Sunnynook Drive Pedestrian Bridge
Los Feliz Boulevard		1925
La Kretz Pedestrian Bridge (North Atwater Pedestrian Bridge)		2020
Colorado Street Freeway Extension		1957
SR 134 ( Ventura Freeway ), includes 1 separate freeway interchange ramp crossing	Glendale and Los Angeles (Los Feliz)	1962
I-5 ( Golden State Freeway )		1957
Riverside Drive		1938
Mariposa Equestrian Bridge	Burbank and Los Angeles (Hollywood Hills)	1939
SR 134 ( Ventura Freeway )		1957
Private road to Warner Brothers Studios (Gate 7)
Barham Boulevard and Olive Avenue		1935
Cahuenga Boulevard and Lankershim Boulevard	Los Angeles (Studio City)	1940
US 101 ( Hollywood Freeway )		1957
Vineland Avenue		1930
Tujunga Avenue		1949
Dilling Street Pedestrian Bridge
Colfax Avenue		1956
Gilligan's Island Road (private) in the CBS Studio Center
Radford Avenue		1950
Laurel Canyon Boulevard		1951
Laurelgrove Avenue Pedestrian Bridge		1996
Whitsett Avenue		1950
Coldwater Canyon Avenue		1951
Fulton Avenue		1951
Moorpark Street		1952
Rye Street/Sunnyslope Avenue Pedestrian Bridge	Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks)
Woodman Avenue		1952
Hazeltine Avenue		1960
US 101 ( Ventura Freeway )		1959
Van Nuys Boulevard		1952
Service Bridge
Kester Avenue		1972
Sepulveda Boulevard		1928
I-405 ( San Diego Freeway ), includes 1 separate freeway interchange ramp crossing (upstream of mainline bridge)		1958
Sepulveda Dam	Los Angeles (Encino)
Burbank Boulevard (twin bridges)		1974
Balboa Boulevard (twin bridges)		1941 and 1964
Busway: Metro G Line
White Oak Avenue		1960
Lindley Avenue		1957
Victory Boulevard	Los Angeles (Reseda)	1963
Etiwanda Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
Reseda Boulevard		1955
Amigo Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
Wilbur Avenue		1957
Vanalden Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
Tampa Avenue		1957
Corbin Avenue		1957
Winnetka Avenue	Los Angeles (Winnetka)	1958
Vanowen Street		1958
Mason Avenue		1958
De Soto Avenue		1958
Variel Avenue Pedestrian Bridge	Los Angeles (Canoga Park)
Busway: Metro G Line and Canoga Avenue Pedestrian Walkway		2012
Canoga Avenue		1956
Owensmouth Avenue		1958

Gallery of aerial views of multiple bridges

Bridges from the mouth of the Los Angeles River up to the West Willow Street Bridge in Long Beach, looking north
Bridges from Imperial Highway to Florence Avenue in South Gate and Bell Gardens, looking south
Bridges from Gage Avenue to South Atlantic Boulevard in and around Bell, looking southeast
Bridges from a railroad bridge to South Soto Street in Vernon, looking north
Glendale Narrows section from Glendale Freeway to Riverside Drive Bridges, looking north

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