East 34th Street Bridge

Infobox_nrhp | name =East 34th Street Bridge
nrhp_type =

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caption = The bridge from the south.
location= Tacoma, Washington
lat_degrees = 47
lat_minutes = 13
lat_seconds = 50.1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 25
long_seconds = 43.9
long_direction = W
locmapin = Washington
area =
built =1937
architect= Forsbeck,C.D.; MacRae of Seattle Co.
architecture= Other
added = July 16, 1982
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
refnum=82004279cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The East 34th Street Bridge is a concrete open-spandrel bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The bridge was built in 1937 to replace a wood bridge that had previously spanned the gulch. The bridge is constructed of two rib arches, that are supported by convert|24|ft|m|0|adj=on support legs, with spandrel columns between the arches and the bridge's convert|485|ft|m|0|adj=on deck. The concrete railings on the deck are adorned with urn-shaped lampposts. [harvnb|Holstine|2005|p=202]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

ources

* Holstine, Craig; Hobbs, Richard (2005). "Spanning Washington: Historic Highway Bridges of the Evergreen State", Washington State University Press, ISBN 0874222818.