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Frame 5: Heights

Narrows
North Plain
Heights Section

M, L, XL Sites

Metro LA River Path (RM 24.5)
Arroyo Seco Confluence (RM 24.1)
Arroyo Seco Greenway (RM 24)
Bending the River Back into the City (RM 23.5)
Main Street Terrace (RM 23.2)
Piggyback Yard (RM 22.6)
Downtown Train Yard (RM 21.6)
First Street to Sixth Street River Loop (RM 21.5)
6th Street Viaduct (RM 21.1)
East Washington Blvd (RM 19.9)

XS, S Sites

Egret Park (RM 24.42)
Project 183: Confluence Park (RM 24.19) 1 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 182: Railroad Bridge Underpass/Overpass (RM 24.11) 2 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 186: Elysian Park Non-Motorized Bridge (RM 24) 3 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 194: Cornfields Non-Motorized Bridge (RM 23.5) 4 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Main St West (RM 23.23) 5 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 205: North Main Street under 5 Freeway Portal (RM 23.22) 6 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 209: Mission Yard River Park (RM 22.9) 7 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 208: Mission Yard River Loop (RM 22.68) 8 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 210: East Side Soccer Fields Complex (RM 22.33) 9 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Union Station (RM 22.31) 10 Metro
Project 212: Commercial Street Pocket Park (RM 22.11) 11 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 215: First Street River Bridge (RM 21.8) 12 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 218: Fourth Street River Bridge (RM 21.35) 13 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 226: Downtown / Industrial Non- Motorized Bridge (RM 21.17) 14 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 228: Hollenbeck Park / Inex Street Paseo (RM 21.06) 15 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
7th Street East (RM 20.85) 16 Metro
7th Street / Jesse St. Park (RM 20.85) 17 Metro
Project 232: Seventh Street River Park (RM 20.64) 18 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 235: Bay Street and Sacramento Street Pocket Park (RM 20.59) 19 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Olympic Blvd & Santa Fe Railway (RM 20.24)
Project 236: Rio Vista Blufftop Park (RM 20.16) 20 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan
Project 239: Crown River Gateway and Ecological Park (RM 19.84) 21 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan

Location

City of Los Angeles
Boyle Heights
Central Alameda
Chinatown
Cypress Park
Downtown
Elysian Park
Elysian Valley
Highland Park
Lincoln Heights
Montecito Heights

River Miles

19.5 – 24.5

Channel Width

225 ft.

Channel Slope

0.4%

More about the Heights frame

Channel Characteristics

The channel in this frame is an entrenched concrete trapezoid section, with a typical width of 225 feet.

Landside Right-of-Way Characteristics

In this frame, the landside right-of-way is typically less than 12 feet wide, widening at the northern edge. It consists of south, east, and west facing parcels.

Notable Features

  • Dense urban context - Downtown Los Angeles adjacent, several notable historic bridges
  • High concentration of arts and cultural facilities
  • Railroad lines and larger industrial yards along both sides of the river, several former industrial areas
  • Los Angeles State Historic Park near river mile 23.5 along the right bank
  • Arroyo Seco confluence near river mile 24, where the 110 freeway crosses the LA River

Significant Considerations

  • Soil contaminants and air pollution mitigation and treatment are especially important in post-industrial sites prevalent in this frame.
  • The often narrow right-of-way may require using the width of the channel or external land acquisition for projects of larger impact.
  • Railroads and other transportation networks make it challenging to access the river in this frame.
  • Surrounding urban development increases the urban heat island effect, so providing shade is critical.
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