La Kretz Bridge, also known as the North Atwater Bridge or La Kretz Crossing, is a cable-stayed steel

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that crosses the

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, linking

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with

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, immediately south of North Atwater Park. La Kretz Bridge has a length of and span of . The bridge is noted for a white spire that rises and uses of steel. It was completed in February 2020, and is the 2nd bridge crossing the Los Angeles River to be completed in the 21st century.

History

La Kretz Bridge was initially envisioned as a privately funded bridge, driven by a desire in 1998 by

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to build an equestrian bridge north of Los Feliz Boulevard. Morton La Kretz, a local philanthropist, donated $4.75 million toward the bridge's research, design and construction expenses. In 2017, the

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approved the construction of the bridge. The bridge was constructed at a cost of $16.1 million, with about 75% of the total costs borne by taxpayer funds, supplemented with fundraising efforts led by

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. The city's budgetary estimates in 2012 had projected that the bridge would cost $4.67 million.

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