When the new recreation space opens underneath the reconstructed Sixth Street Viaduct, there will be a visible reminder of the bridge that used to be. One of the massive arches was carefully removed yesterday and set aside to be preserved and eventually installed as a piece of public art in the new park.
As reported by Curbed LA, crews from the Public Works' Bureau of Engineering will be carefully disassembling the rest of the bridge over the course of the coming months to make way for the new bridge to come in. The bridge should be open at the end of 2019 and then the park will open a year later. In addition to the arch, 20 of the original 1932 lampposts will be salvaged to light up the new the public space.
While buying one of the other arches from the bridge would make for some pretty majestic lawn art, we’re not aware of them being up for sale to private buyers. However, if you really need a piece of the lore-soaked old Viaduct to call your own, you have a chance later this month.
On August 13, small “rocks”—chunks of rubble from the demolition, each about the size of a softball—will be given away for free to bridge enthusiasts. If you’re interested in picking up one of the 1,000 mementos, head by the construction site for “Rock Day LA,” where there will also be food, music and community activities.