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
Coordinates	47°13′50.1″N 122°25′43.9″W
Carries	East 34th Street
Locale	Tacoma, Washington
Heritage status	NRHP
Characteristics
Design	Open-spandrel arch
Material	Concrete
Total length	485-foot (148 m)
History
Architect	C.D.Forsbeck, MacRae
Construction end	1937
East 34th Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No.	82004279 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 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 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHolstine2005 (help)

Sources

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