| 词条 | Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge |
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| name = Pacific Electric Railway- El Prado Bridge | nrhp_type = | image = Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge (Torrance).jpg | caption = | location = Torrance Boulevard and Bow Street Torrance, California | coordinates = {{coord|33|50|15.3|N|118|18|42.1|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Los Angeles | area = | built = 1913 | architect = Irving Gill Pacific Electric Railway | architecture = Modern Movement Other | added = July 13, 1989 | governing_body = Local | refnum = 89000854[1] }} The Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge or Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge now officially named the "Pacific Electric Railway- El Prado Bridge" is a historic double-tracked arch bridge located in Torrance, California USA, spanning Torrance Boulevard at Bow Street, a short distance west of Western Avenue. It was once part of the north/south Torrance to San Pedro spur line of the Pacific Electric Railway, that agency's first interurban line to San Pedro.[2] After splitting off to the east from the Union Tool Company plant which was once a short distance south of the bridge, the line terminated at a Columbia Steel steel mill (later United States Steel) by running up and over that railroad's east/west Torrance local line in much the same manner as a viaduct and is the only part of the PE which crossed itself in such a manner; indeed, the map on the following reference link refers to the bridge as a viaduct.[3] This was due to the area's geography; simply building a spur off of the main line would have resulted in too steep a climb to the steel mill. The steel mill has since been demolished to make way for the national headquarters of American Honda Motor Company, but the once double-tracked Torrance line was reballasted and rerailed with used welded rail in 2003 and is still in use for local runs by the Union Pacific Railroad.[4] Gone too are the Pacific Electric's Torrance shops at the western branch of the split, now the site of an industrial park still serviced by the aforementioned local line. Designed by Irving Gill and built in 1913 as part of the original layout of the city as determined by Jared Sidney Torrance and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., the bridge became the city's second entry in the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1989 after Torrance High School.[5][6][7] It is also listed with the California Office of Historic Preservation.[8] The Pacific Electric Railway- El Prado Bridge, was dedicated as a Local Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2013. Though trackage, turnouts and remnants of a switch remain on the bridge, it is no longer in use nor has it been for quite some time. There is no chance of the bridge returning to service, since the right-of-way at either end has been redeveloped. Nevertheless, the Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge has become a symbol of the city as part of the Torrance Police Department's logo as of January 1, 2000, only the third such change in the department's history.[9] See also
References1. ^{{NRISref|2008a}} 2. ^http://www.erha.org/pesspt.htm History of the Torrance/San Pedro line 3. ^http://www.reprise.com/railroadweb/pacific_electric/torrance_map.asp Maps showing the PE lines in the area, including the one served by the bridge 4. ^http://www.abandonedrailroads.com/ca_sp_torrance_sanpedro.html Photo and brief history of the bridge and line at Abandonedrailroads.com 5. ^City of Torrance historic sites list {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127024015/http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/3399.htm |date=2009-01-27 }}, accessed November 2008 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hellotorrance.com/89000854_Historic.Cfm?StartRow=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-11-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161930/http://www.hellotorrance.com/89000854_historic.cfm?StartRow=1 |archivedate=2011-07-11 |df= }} Listing at Hellotorrance.com 7. ^http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=arcadia&Product_Code=0738530654 Link to book about the bridge and other historic sites in the Olmsted area of Torrance 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/listed_resources/default.asp?num=N1600 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-11-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027025604/http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/listed_resources/default.asp?num=N1600 |archivedate=2008-10-27 |df= }} Listing with the California Office of Historic Preservation 9. ^http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/PDF/Ths0002.pdf PDF file of the February 2000 edition of the Torrance Historian External links
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