East 34th Street Bridge

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 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.[2]

East 34th Street Bridge
Coordinates47°13′50.1″N 122°25′43.9″W
CarriesEast 34th Street
LocaleTacoma, Washington
Heritage statusNRHP
Characteristics
DesignOpen-spandrel arch
MaterialConcrete
Total length485-foot (148 m)
History
ArchitectC.D.Forsbeck, MacRae
Construction end1937
East 34th Street Bridge
MPSHistoric Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No.82004279 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982
Location

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Holstine 2005, p. 202

Sources

  • Holstine, Craig; Hobbs, Richard (2005). Spanning Washington: Historic Highway Bridges of the Evergreen State, Washington State University Press, ISBN 0-87422-281-8.


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