La Kretz Bridge, also known as the North Atwater Bridge or La Kretz Crossing, is a cable-stayed steel pedestrian bridge that crosses the Los Angeles River, linking Griffith Park with Atwater Village, Los Angeles, immediately south of North Atwater Park.
[1] The bridge is noted for a white spire that rises 126 feet (38 m) and uses 300,000 pounds (140,000 kg) of steel.
[5] Morton La Kretz, a local philanthropist, donated $4.75 million toward the bridge's research, design and construction expenses.
[1] In 2017, the Los Angeles City Council approved the construction of the bridge.
[1] The city's budgetary estimates in 2012 had projected that the bridge would cost $4.67 million.