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Title: Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: California Public Utilities Commission
Subjects: Railroad crossings Railroad stations
Publisher: (Sacramento
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ed tracks and the other wliere the tracksare carried over Seventh Street. Fig. 56 shows a bridge similar to the existing one but with the grades separated. Seventh Street beingraised and the Santa Fe tracks depressed. For the west approach, thegrade slightly exceeds 4 per cent, because it is not thought advisable toextend the slope beyond Santa Fe Avenue. The westerly two tracks of theSanta Fe are depressed as well as the main line tracks along the river bank. Extension of the viaduct to Boyle Heights, as has been suggested bycertain witnesses, would not seem justified at present, but this plan will notprevent such an extension when warranted in the future. Between theriver and Bovle Heights there is considerable lowland suitable for industrialpurposes, which would be damaged by a viaduct in Seventh .Street acrossits frontage. This, perhaps, is one of the best reasons for descending to the ))resent grade on the east side of the river. This bridge, it is estimated, would cost $-^67,-^91.
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CASE 970 ET Stg SEVENTH STREET JULY-191B NQ10-30 California Itallrcatl Conmiissioii Eiigitifering Dti>l. PIG. .W. PLAX AND EI.EVATIOX KOU A BRin(;E ACKOSS THE LOS ANGELES RIVER .\T SEVENTH STREET This plan has been drawn to show a low, level structure across the river with theriver banks tracks raised. Althonj?h theic is some economy in first cost, the arrange-ment is convenient for spur track connections along the river. As this plan does notconforiri to the general scheme of track depression, it is not recommended. Present a\» Iroiosed TIridges Over Los .\\(;ei,i;s I\i 187 The arrang;ement in Fi<r. ^7 in wliicli the railmad tracks arcraised to pass over Seventh Street was nr.yed fnjm several quarters, hutwe are unable to recommend this construction. The i)lan was drawn forpurposes of analysis and shows resulting grades and clearances. Inde-pendent of the eltect upon the railways parallelinsj; the river, it is obviouslyof lower first cost than the plan by which the tracks are

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