Cabrillo Bridge Guardhouses - El Prado Complex - San Diego, CA - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings 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."

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): El Prado Complex Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: Cabrillo Bridge, San Diego, CA, USA How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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