Cabrillo Bridge
Cabrillo Bridge | |
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The bridge in 1916, looking east toward Balboa Park, with pond and the "Camino Cabrillo" road underneath. | |
| Coordinates | 32°43′53″N 117°09′15″W / 32.731412°N 117.154185°W |
| Carries | El Prado |
| Crosses | Cabrillo Canyon |
| Locale | San Diego, California |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete, steel, wood |
| Total length | approx. 450 feet (140 m) |
| Height | 120 feet (37 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Frank P. Allen Jr. Thomas B. Hunter |
| Construction end | 1914 |
| Construction cost | $250,000 ($7,770,559 today) |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Location | |
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 of 1915. The bridge was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and was named a Local Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1986.