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General and Architectural Details
Views on bridge showing main span decorative pillars.
Details of main span pillars.
Looking up inside a main span pillar.
View beside bridge showing decorative pillars at transition from steel to concrete spans.
View on bridge showing decorative pillars at transition from steel to concrete spans.
Steel span railing details. These railings are not original. Concrete railings like those on the approach used to be here prior to 1981.
Plaza and sidewalk at end of bridge.
Bench at end of bridge.
Main span expansion joint.
Approach span expansion joint.
Steel Details of Main Steel Arch Span
Overhead bracing overview.
Portal bracing connection details.
Sway bracing intersection connection details.
Exterior details of top chord of arch rib.
Exterior details of top chord of arch rib connections to bracing.
Bottom chord connection to hanger.
Detail of top of hangers.
Upper hanger pin details.
Arch hanger detail.
Lower hanger pin details.
Arch chord details.
Arch vertical member.
Arch diagonal members.
Overview of connections at arch crown (center).
Top chord connection at arch crown (center).
Bottom chord connection at arch crown (center). Note pin/hinge.
Arch rib top chord connections.
Arch rib bottom chord connections.
Arch top chord connections near deck level.
Arch bottom chord connections near deck level.
Steel Deck Arch Span Details
View beside bridge showing through arch.
Views under concrete spans looking at steel spans.
Steel deck arch arch top chord connections.
Steel deck arch top chord connections near crown, where pin is visible. This 2 1/2 inch pin was used for the original erection only and is not functioning as a hinge now.
Steel deck arch bottom chord connections.
Steel deck arch bottom chord connections near crown, where pin is visible.
Steel deck arch skewbacks (bearings).
Steel deck arch chord (rib) details.
Concrete Arch Span Details
Views under concrete arch spans.
Looking up between arch ribs showing columns.
Views under arch spans looking through piers.
Arch rib details.
Details at base of arch rib.
Sidewalk cantilevers on arch spans.
Bracing between concrete arch ribs.
Arch detail at pier.
Concrete Approach Span and Substructure Details
West elevation of north approach spans.
View of northern approach spans.
North abutment.
South abutment.
North stairway.
South stairway.
Wall next to north abutment.
Memorial sign next to north abutment.
Details of approach concrete beams.
Concrete beam bearing.
Views under approach span beams.
Concrete spans deck and railing overview.
Concrete spans railing.
Detail of concrete railing showing greater deterioration on the side facing the ocean rather than the road, suggesting perhaps the ocean salt and wind have deteriorated the railing.
Abutment face.
Piers as viewed from under north approach.
Views under approach spans looking through piers.
Approach piers.
Approach pier details.
Main pier as viewed from beside bridge.
Details of piers in waterway.