Super Bowl's in L.A. Roads are empty, time to ride!

[Gone in 60]

I figured I'd post my own Super Bowl Sunday ride pictures. I didn't know what the roads would be like in the area of SoFi Stadium, so I left for my shift at the Petersen Museum on the early side, in case I had to maneuver around any gridlock.

As it turned out, the highways were running wide open. I got to downtown L.A. so quickly that I had time to do a little sightseeing before heading to the museum, and I spent the late afternoon in the L.A. Harbor area on the way home.

First stop was the growing Arts District downtown. Two projects are of interest to me - first is the Bike Shed, which has had its opening pushed back repeatedly, but looks like it's getting very close. I got a sneak peak at the interior a while back, and am excited to hang out here when I'm in the area. The second project is the new Sixth Street Bridge over the L.A. river. The original bridge, dating back to the early '30s, was torn down a few years ago due to crumbling concrete - it was a construction flaw that finally caught up with a very classic structure, that had been used in several movies. The replacement looks very interesting, and nothing like the original.

After I left the museum, I headed to the harbor - the continued gridlock of cargo ships sitting just outside the breakwater is weird and fascinating to see. It was such a nice day that the view of Catalina Island, 26 miles off of the coast, was very clear. I poked around the harbor, checked out the ships, and headed over the Vincent Thomas bridge to home for dinner. A beautiful day of riding.