The Sixth Street Viaduct, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, is a

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that connects the

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with the

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neighborhood. The Sixth Street Viaduct spans the

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, the

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(

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), and the

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( I-5), as well as Metrolink ( Orange County and 91/Perris Valley lines),

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(along with Metrolink's Riverside Line)

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s and several local streets. The first incarnation, which opened in 1932 and demolished in 2016, was replaced with the second incarnation in 2022. The predecessor was composed of three independent structures: the

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west segment, the central steel arch segment over the river, and the reinforced concrete east segment. In 1986, the

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bridge survey found the Sixth Street Viaduct eligible for inclusion in the

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. The demolition of the predecessor bridge was due to serious structural issues, including several large cracks, resulting from the high alkaline content of the concrete composition, due to architectural unsophistication. As a result, concerns over the structure's seismic instability outweighed its historical status, leading to its closure for demolition and replacement in January 2016. The new replacement bridge was completed six years later and opened on July 9, 2022.

Demolition and replacement

During the construction of the viaduct in the 1930s, an onsite plant was used to supply the concrete for construction. However, the quality of the concrete turned out to have a high alkali content and led to an alkali-silica reaction (ASR), which created cracks in the concrete and sapped the strength of the structure. It is the only one of the historic L.A. River viaduct bridges to suffer from ASR. Estimates stated that the viaduct had a 70% probability of collapse due to a major

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within 50 years. After initial demolition plans were delayed, the bridge was closed on January 27, 2016, and demolition began on February 5, 2016. It took nine months to demolish the existing bridge. Prior to the demolition, Los Angeles mayor

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recorded the R&B song "101SlowJam", backed by musicians from the city's Roosevelt High School, and issued it via a video on his own

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channel. The

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video advertised the closure of parts of the 101 Freeway to accommodate the demolition of the viaduct. An estimated of concrete, 1,245 tons of structural steel, and 4,200 tons of rebar were hauled away as construction began on the replacement. The newly completed bridge is designed by architect Michael Maltzan and the HNTB Design-Build team and contractors Skanska and Stacy and Witbeck. The new design has several green spaces built under and around it. Bridge construction has experienced several years-long construction delays and multimillion-dollar cost increases. When opened, the new span included single-direction bicycle lanes separated from motor traffic with rubber curb bumps and impact-forgiving bollards, a design feature that was universally panned as unsafe and dangerous to cyclists using the bridge. A need for emergency vehicle access was given as justification for this design decision by officials, however this has been challenged by advocacy groups and community members. The bridge opened on July 9, 2022.

Cultural depictions of the 1932 incarnation

The former bridge was a well-known local landmark, and was iconic due to appearing in numerous films, television shows, music videos and video games since 1932.

Films

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime tragedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The film r ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

Hot Rod Girl ''Hot Rod Girl'' is an independent, black-and-white 1956 teen-oriented action film produced by Norman T. Herman, directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with ''Girls in Prison (1956 film) ...

'' (1956) * '' Point Blank'' (1967) * ''

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' is a 1971 American independent blaxploitation action thriller film written, co-produced, scored, edited, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles. His son Mario Van Peebles also appears in a small ro ...

'' (1971) * '' Top of the Heap'' (1972) * ''

That Man Bolt ''That Man Bolt'' is a 1973 American action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster. The film combined several genres: blaxploitation, the martial arts film, ...

'' (1973) * '' Freaky Friday'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

Bare Knuckles ''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds. Plot L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on t ...

'' (1977) * '' Grease'' (1978) * ''

Boulevard Nights ''Boulevard Nights'' is a 1979 American neo noir hood film and crime film directed by Michael Pressman. It is about life in East Los Angeles and its street gangs. It concerns two brothers, Raymond ( Richard Yniguez) and Chuco (Danny De La Paz). ...

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

Blue Thunder ''Blue Thunder'' is a 1983 American action thriller film directed by John Badham. The Blue Thunder helicopter itself did exist as two copies of modified French Aérospatiale Gazelles. A spin-off television series, also called '' Blue Thun ...

'' (1983) * '' Repo Man'' (1984) * '' Savage Streets'' (1984) * '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985) * '' Armed and Dangerous'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' The Wild Pair'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Blood In Blood Out'' (1993) * '' The Mask'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' The Crow: City of Angels'' (1996) * '' Playing God'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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Music videos

* Madonna video for " Borderline" (1983) *

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Alesso Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad (born 7 July 1991), better known by his stage name Alesso (), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He has worked with numerous artists, including Tove Lo, Theo Hutchcraft, Ryan Tedder, Hailee Steinfeld, Ca ...

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Television

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'' – Season 2, Episode 20 "Blue Chip Murder" (1981) * ''

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'' – Season 3, Episode 1 "Playing God" (1984) * ''

Remington Steele ''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on NBC from October 1, 1982, ...

'' – Season 2, Episode 15 "Elegy in Steele" (1984) * ''

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'' – Season 4, Episode 2 "Heat" (1984) * '' L.A. Heat'' – Season 2, Episode "Little Saigon" (1999) * ''

Columbo ''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...

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Fear the Walking Dead ''Fear the Walking Dead'' is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson for AMC. It is a spin-off to '' The Walking Dead'', which is based on the comic book series of the same na ...

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Video games

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Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

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Cultural depictions of the 2022 incarnation

Music videos

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Quavo Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), better known by his stage name Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the now-defunct hip hop group Migos. Formed with his nep ...

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Destroy Lonely Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III (born July 30, 2001), known professionally as Destroy Lonely, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. His first full-length album, ''If Looks Could Kill (Destroy Lonely album), If Looks Could Kill'' (2023), pea ...

- Potato Loaded (2024)

Television

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Commercials

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Mazda is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima (town), Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...

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Nissan is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house ...

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Brie Larson Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and Blockbuste ...

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Artworks

* ''"Colibrís Gigantes en el Puente de la Calle Sexta"'' a 2024 mixed-media art piece by Ithaka Darin Pappas portraying two gigantic hummingbirds feeding from cactus flowers growing directly from the concrete arches of the Sixth Street Viaduct.

References

External links

Historical Marker Database websiteSixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project website
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Demolition and replacement

Cultural depictions of the 1932 incarnation

Films

Music videos

Television

Video games

Cultural depictions of the 2022 incarnation

Music videos

Television

Commercials

Artworks

See also

References

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