The Hyperion Bridge was constructed in 1927 by vote of the citizens that lived in Atwater Village at the time and was completed in February 1929.

The bridge spans 400 feet over the Atwater section of the Los Angeles River and has four car lanes.

After the collapse of the original bridge Atwater needed a more convenient way of traveling to downtown Los Angeles.

That year the citizens of Atwater Village, which was about 2,100 individuals, voted for the building of a new bridge to cross the Los Angeles River.

Merrill Butler bought 35,000 cubic yards (27,000 m3) of concrete and 6 million pounds (2,700,000 kg) of reinforcing steel.

In 1929, the Pacific Electric Railway constructed a line next to the Hyperion Bridge that would have Red Cars cross the Los Angeles River and down Glendale Boulevard.