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Lilac Road Bridge

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Locale
  
San Diego, California

Opened
  
1978

Longest span
  
139 m

Material
  
Reinforced concrete

Height
  
41 m

Total length
  
212 m

Bridge type
  
Deck arch bridge

Construction cost
  
1.5 million USD

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Official name
  
Walter F. Maxwell Memorial Bridge

Designer
  
Fred G. Michaels, John Suwada. William Wells (consultant)

The Lilac Road Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge in San Diego, California, built in 1978 at a cost of $1,500,000. Its main span is 455 feet (139 m), with a total length of 745 feet (227 m). It was designed by Fred G. Michaels and John Suwada, with architecture consulting by William Wells. This bridge is one of the two overcrossings in San Diego County with this unique arch design, the other being the Eastgate Mall Bridge. When traveling northbound on I-15 it is the noticeably high bridge before the SR 76 exit.

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Lilac Road Bridge Wikipedia