Trestles Bridge
Trestles Bridge | |
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A Metrolink train crosses Trestles Bridge in February 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 33°23′12″N 117°35′38″W / 33.38659°N 117.59385°W |
| Carries | Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, Metrolink Orange County Line, BNSF Railway freight trains |
| Crosses | San Mateo Creek |
| Locale | northern San Diego County, California |
| Official name | Railroad Bridge 207.6 |
| Other name(s) | San Mateo Creek Bridge |
| Owner | North County Transit District |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | single |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Opened | 1941 |
| Rebuilt | 1992 and 2010–2012 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 45 trains per day |
| Location | |
Trestles Bridge, more formally known as Railroad Bridge 207.6 or the San Mateo Creek Bridge, is a low railroad viaduct on the coast of Southern California, in northern San Diego County near its border with Orange County. The bridge lies within San Onofre State Beach and gave its nickname to the famed Trestles surfing site at that beach.
The single-track bridge spans San Mateo Creek between the San Clemente Pier station to the north and the Oceanside Transit Center to the south. Part of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor—the only rail connection between San Diego and Greater Los Angeles, and the second busiest rail line in the United States—it is used by approximately 45 trains per day and 2.7 million people per year, including Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains, Metrolink Orange County Line commuter trains, and BNSF freight trains.