Cabrillo Bridge

Cabrillo Bridge
The bridge in 1916, looking east toward Balboa Park, with pond and the "Camino Cabrillo" road underneath.
Coordinates32°43′53″N 117°09′15″W / 32.731412°N 117.154185°W / 32.731412; -117.154185 (Cabrillo Bridge)
CarriesEl Prado
CrossesCabrillo Canyon
LocaleSan Diego, California
Characteristics
DesignConcrete, steel, wood
Total lengthapprox. 450 feet (140 m)
Height120 feet (37 m)
History
DesignerFrank P. Allen Jr.
Thomas B. Hunter
Construction end1914
Construction cost$250,000 ($7,529,605 today)
Opened1914
Location
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The Cabrillo Bridge is a historic bridge in San Diego, California, providing pedestrian and light automotive access between Balboa Park and the Uptown area of San Diego. It was built for the Panama–California Exposition in 1915. The bridge was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1976[1] and was named a Local Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1986.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Hon, Katherine (November 20, 2015). "Landmark of steel gets its plaque of bronze". San Diego Uptown News. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cabrillo Bridge - San Diego, CA". Waymarking.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.