It serves as a postal divider between north and south and is one of a few streets to run across the Los Angeles River.
Though it serves as a major road east of downtown Los Angeles, it is a mostly residential street to the west.
[2][failed verification] The First Street bridge was used as the backdrop for Welsh rock band Lostprophets’ second album Start Something in 2004.
[3] Walking through these historic bridges in Downtown Los Angeles from 1910 to the 1930s had been a leisure and pastime for some people.
In the book Down by the Los Angeles River, written by Joe Linton, the author narrates a walking path starting from First Street Bridge.