Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in San Diego, California. Located in downtown San Diego, the bridge spans Harbor Drive, connecting East Village and the San Diego Convention Center. The bridge crosses over the San Diego Trolley and the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 32°42′18″N 117°09′25″W / 32.7050°N 117.1570°W |
| Carries | Pedestrian Traffic |
| Crosses | Harbor Drive, San Diego Trolley tracks, and San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad tracks |
| Locale | San Diego, California |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Self-anchored suspension bridge |
| Total length | 550 feet (168 m) |
| Width | 16 feet (5 m) |
| Longest span | 354 feet (108 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 25 feet (8 m) |
| History | |
| Architect | Safdie Rabines Architects |
| Engineering design by | T.Y. Lin International |
| Opened | March 18, 2011 |
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History
editCompleted in March 2011, the bridge was built to allow pedestrian traffic on Park Boulevard to safely cross six sets of railroad tracks and Harbor Drive. The bridge also completes the "Park to Bay Link", a long term vision of city planners to develop a public parkway or green belt along Park Blvd, in order to connect Balboa Park with San Diego Bay.[2]
The bridge was built by Reyes Construction, Inc. It was engineered by T.Y. Lin International; Safdie Rabines Architects was project architect. The bridge cost $26.8 million[3] and was funded in part by a $6 million grant from the California Transportation Commission.[4]
Features
editThe bridge is 550 feet (170 m) long, which makes it one of the longest self-anchored suspension bridges in the world.[3] The span measures 350 feet (110 m) while the remainder is approaches.[5]
The bridge is suspended from a single 131-foot-tall (40 m) pylon set into the ground at a 60-degree angle. The unusual, iconic structure[6] features a curved concrete deck that is suspended only on the deck's inside curve by a single pair of suspension cables.
The bridge was constructed using stainless steel. It has lighting above and below the deck. It has been described as "a sleek, nautically themed bridge with a very nice view of the city."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Now Open: Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge in San Diego's East Village Ballpark District Project" (Press release). Business Wire. March 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Park BLVD. @ Harbor Dr Pedestrian Bridge - Reyes Construction, Inc".
- ^ a b c Peterson, Karla (April 2, 2011). "Karla Peterson: Pedestrian bridge is worth the walk". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
- ^ "City gets grant for pedestrian bridge". San Diego Union Tribune. September 4, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Measured using Google Earth
- ^ Steele, Jeanette (February 14, 2008). "Hilton won't help foot bill for pedestrian bridge". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
