Los Angeles officials illuminate the new 6th Street Viaduct during a ceremony at dusk. The span, called the “Ribbon of Light,” replaces one of the city’s structural landmarks and connects Boyle Heights and the downtown Arts District.
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It took years longer than expected and the final cost is well above original estimates, but the 6th Street Viaduct is finally opening. Los Angeles begins a three-day community celebration Friday to mark the completion of the six-year project dubbed the “Ribbon of Light,” a new connection between Boyle Heights and the downtown Arts District that replaces a landmark 1932 structure.
Drone photo of the new 6th Street Viaduct, the new four-lane span connecting Boyle Heights and the Arts District.
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A pedestrian walks on the new $588-million span, which replaces a beloved Depression-era bridge that was demolished in 2016.
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Dubbed the “Ribbon of Light,” the $588-million 6th Street Viaduct is considered the most extensive bridge project in L.A. history.
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Cement mason Jose Flores celebrates the completion of the new 6th Street Viaduct. The project took six years to complete, with some delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León rides a bike on the new 6th Street Viaduct early Friday.
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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), from left, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León visit the new 6th Street Viaduct early Friday.
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Visitors make their way across the new 6th Street Viaduct early Friday. The four-lane bridge connects Boyle Heights and the Arts District, spanning the L.A. River, the 101 Freeway and railroad tracks.
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Boyle Heights residents Kevin Vasquez, left, and Rafael German, both 24, have mixed emotions about the new 6th Street Viaduct. “I’m happy because it looks nice,” German said. “But I’m also scared about the gentrification” it might bring to Boyle Heights.
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The 6th Street Viaduct has a breadth of 3,060 feet.
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A jogger makes his way across the new 6th Street Viaduct early Friday.
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