The new Taylor Yard Bridge just received its first coat of paint - a striking shade of orange - and is about 75% done, according to SPF:Architects, which designed the project.
Built by the city of L.A.'s Bureau of Engineering, the 400-foot-long pedestrian bridge is scheduled to be complete in June, when it will connect Elysian Valley and Cypress Park.
According to an estimate from last year, the price tag on the bridge is $18 million, paid for by Metro. The original estimate in 2014 was between $5.3 million and $8 million. The increase has been blamed on rising construction costs rather than any changes in design.
The bridge uses light structural elements of tube steel, wide flange steel, and steel rods, according to a statement from SPF:architects. It is designed to “float” within a level box truss structure, and slopes to meet the different elevations of the banks, SPF:architects' statement said.
The bridge is one of three new spans that have been constructed over the river recently for pedestrians, bicyclists and, in part, equestrians. The other two projects are the Red Car Bridge and the North Atwater MultiModal Bridge.
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That is a shockingly ugly design at any price. It is truly criminal that the price is $18 million.
Funny how LA always pays dramatically more than other cities around here for anything and everything. That happens for a price. LA Times has been pointing out some of the dramatic differences, such as what LA claims the price of a tiny house for the homeless is compared to what other locales around here pay, like Riverside. Riverside manages to get the housing for about 25% the price LA pays. Everything LA pays for has differences like that, the numbers are always shocking for anything. A few years back, the city placed an order to shopping bags to be made, like the ones you buy for $1 at retail. The city paid $5 at wholesale! There is no justifying the money the city pays, and again, that only happens for a price.
But like I said, at any price, this is about the ugliest bridge I have ever seen, challenged for that award only by the horrendously obnoxious, dramatically oversized bridge just built across the river at Atwater north of Los Feliz Blvd.
They are uglifying the river! These two bridges assault the eye.
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