Colorado Street Bridge

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Photograph caption dated May 31, 1949 reads, "Where Man Leaped To Death - Photo-diagram shows where Herbert J. Reeves leaped from towering "Suicide Bridge" in Pasadena after scaling high protective fence which has saved many lives. Herald-Express successfully campaigned for fence 12 years ago after 90 persons had ended their lives. Since then, only three had succeeded in death attempts. Reeves became fourth." The Colorado Street Bridge was designed and built in 1913 by the Kansas City (MO)-based firm of J.A.L. Waddell. With a span of 1,486 feet and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, lights, and railings, the bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.