Honolulu Rapid Transit & Historic Sites

Photo by Mason Architects for Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project

This is historic because of its association with the transportation history of the Honolulu waterfront and Queen Street before it was renamed Nimitz Highway. It is also significant as a late example of a concrete bridge with solid parapet design, incorporating unusual molded detailing and a rounded top rail. The solid parapet is somewhat unusual for its 1932 construction date, since most bridges constructed in that period by the Territory had balustrades pierced with vertically-oriented openings. This bridge carries the 'Ewa-bound traffic of Ala Moana Boulevard/ Nimitz Highway out of downtown and is an important transportation link between Iwilei and downtown. Also, this building is within the Chinatown Historic District and is considered a contributing resource.

Nuuanu Stream Bridge

Built 1932

Will be Adversely Affected by Rail Transit

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation

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Photos and text dervived from Study of Potential Effects to Historic Properties prepared by Mason Architects for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Corridor Project, City and County of Honolulu, 2008