Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge, Railway bridge in Torrance, California, US

The Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge is a double-tracked arch bridge spanning Torrance Boulevard at Bow Avenue. Designed by Irving Gill and built in 1913, it carried the San Pedro via Gardena Line over the railway's east-west Torrance local line. Original rails, turnouts and a switch remnant remain on the deck, though the bridge is no longer in use.

Designed by Irving Gill and built in 1913, the bridge was part of the Pacific Electric Railway's San Pedro via Gardena Line, the agency's first interurban line to San Pedro. It carried the line over the railway's own east-west Torrance local track on a viaduct, the only place in the Pacific Electric system where the railway crossed itself. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1989, and dedicated as a Local Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2013.

Since January 1, 2000, the bridge has appeared in the Torrance Police Department's logo, only the third such change in the department's history. The city's second entry in the National Register of Historic Places, listed on July 13, 1989 after Torrance High School, it was dedicated as a Local Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2013.

The location is easy to find along Torrance Boulevard and serves as a clear reference point when exploring the area on foot. Visit during daylight hours to see the structural details and original tracks clearly.

This bridge marks the only location in the entire Pacific Electric rail system where tracks crossed over themselves to reach a steel mill positioned on higher ground. This unusual engineering solution makes it a rare example of how railways adapted to industrial geography.