East 34th Street Bridge

East 34th Street Bridge
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	Forsbeck,C.D.; MacRae
Construction end	1937
East 34th Street Bridge U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location Tacoma, Washington Coordinates 47°13′50.1″N 122°25′43.9″W / 47.230583°N 122.428861°W / 47.230583; -122.428861Coordinates: 47°13′50.1″N 122°25′43.9″W / 47.230583°N 122.428861°W / 47.230583; -122.428861 Built 1937 Architect Forsbeck,C.D.; MacRae of Seattle Co. Architectural style Other MPS Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR NRHP Reference # 82004279 [1] Added to NRHP July 16, 1982

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]

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

References

Sources

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