The Harold G. Moss Bridge, originally the East 34th Street Bridge, is a concrete open-spandrel bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The bridge was opened on October 20, 1936, to replace a wood bridge that had previously spanned the gulch.[2] 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.[3]
Harold G. Moss Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 47°13′50.1″N 122°25′43.9″W / 47.230583°N 122.428861°W |
| Carries | East 34th Street |
| Crosses |  SR 7 |
| Locale | Tacoma, Washington |
| Other name(s) | East 34th Street Bridge |
| Heritage status | NRHP |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Open-spandrel arch |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 485-foot (148 m) |
| History | |
| Architect | C.D. Forsbeck, MacRae |
| Opened | October 21, 1936 |
East 34th Street Bridge | |
| MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004279 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
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A freeway section of State Route 7, proposed as part of the Mountain Freeway, was constructed in the gulch and under the bridge in the 1960s.[4] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[citation needed] It was renamed for Harold G. Moss, the first Black mayor of Tacoma, on October 1, 2019.[5] Moss was also the 34th mayor of the city.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "10,000 at Opening Of Span". Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 21, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Holstine & Hobbs 2005, p. 202
- ^ Ferguson, Dick (January 1, 1967). "King of the Sidewalk: Supers Misses 'Work'". The News Tribune. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "City of Tacoma to Honor Mayor Emeritus Harold G. Moss" (Press release). City of Tacoma. September 26, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "City of Tacoma Mourns Passing of Former Mayor Harold G. Moss" (Press release). City of Tacoma. September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Sailor, Craig (September 23, 2020). "Harold Moss, Tacoma's first Black mayor and a city icon, has died". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
Sources
edit- Holstine, Craig; Hobbs, Richard (2005). Spanning Washington : historic highway bridges of the Evergreen State. Pullman, Wash: Washington State University Press. ISBN 0-87422-281-8. OCLC 58043209.
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