Cabrillo Bridge Guardhouses - San Diego, CA - Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures on Waymarking.com

Taken from the NRHP nomination form, "The Cabrillo Bridge spans a deep canyon on the western edge of Balboa Park, extending Laurel Street into the park, where it becomes the central east- westavenuecalledElPrado. Thebridgeisconstructedofreinforcedconcrete using cantilever design principles. With its approaches, it is 1,505 feet long and 110 feet above the canyon at the center. There is no moulding or ornamentation on the bridge, it is simply seven tall graceful arches.


The west approach to the bridge is marked by two red tile roofed stucco guardhouses, one on each side of the street. The roofs are capped by carvedleafclusterswithfinials. Inaddition,therearetwolargeplain concreteplanterurns,oneoneachsideofthestreet. Thebridgeis lighted by 31 cast iron lamp posts of two lamps each, placed along the balustrade.
The east approach is marked by one large plain concrete planter urn on the south side of the street whereas the north side adjoins the first
(Administration) building in the park.

TheCabrilloBridgewasdesignedbyFrankP.Alien,Jr. Itwasbuiltforthe1915 Panama-CaliforniaExposition,whereitservedasthewestentrance. Itwas designed to be permanent, and since 1915, it has served as the main entrance
to Balboa Park."

Original Name of Structure (during fair): Guardhouses Current Name of Structure: Guardhouses Fair Name: Panama–California Exposition Location: San Diego, CA, USA Year of Fair: 1915 Theme of Fair: History, arts, science, and industry Website Proof: [Web Link] Architect/Designer: Not listed Website Reference: Not listed

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