| Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The bridge with a Gold Line train. | |
 Interactive map of Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge | |
| Location | 162 S. Avenue 61 |
| Coordinates | 34°06′39″N118°11′04″W / 34.110958°N 118.184373°W /34.110958; -118.184373 |
| Built | 1896 |
| Designated | 1988[1] |
| Reference no. | 339[1] |
TheSanta Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge inHighland Park, Los Angeles, is more than 710 feet (220 m) long and crosses theArroyo Seco Parkway at an elevation of over 56 feet (17 m).[2] It is the tallest and longest railroad span in the city of Los Angeles, and most likely the oldest such structure still in use.[3] The bridge crosses the lower part of theArroyo Seco, a watershed canyon from theSan Gabriel Mountains.
The Santa Fe Arroyo Seco bridge, built in 1896, replaced the 1889 wooden trestle used by theSouthern California Railway, which was a subsidiary of theSanta Fe Railroad. The 1889 bridge, designed by Santa Fe's chief structural engineerFred T. Perris, replaced the original 1885 wooden trestle bridge built by theLos Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad. Mainline rail service ended in 1994. In the late 1990s, the bridge was retrofitted to accommodateGold Line of theLos Angeles Metro Rail system, which opened on July 26, 2003.[4] TheA Line now runs on the bridge's tracks following theRegional Connector's opening in June 2023.
Advocated by the Highland Park Heritage Trust andCharles J. Fisher, the bridge was declared City ofLos Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 339 on January 22, 1988.[1]
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