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

The Cabrillo Bridge in Balboa Park (San Diego, California) was the main access across Cabrillo Canyon (formerly known as Pound Canyon, which was used to hold cattle and horses in the late 1800s) built for the Panama-California Exposition dedicated April 12, 1915 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Building began in December 1912 under the supervision of Frank P. Allen, Jr. and was designed by Thomas B. Hunter of San Francisco. It was constructed at a cost of $225,154. One million board feet of mostly redwood was used to make the concrete forms alone.

The bridge was intended as a pedestrian pathway to the 1915 Exposition. F. D. Roosevelt made the inaugural automobile crossing with the mayor of the city, Charles F. O'Neill. For the next two years, auto traffic was reserved mostly for dignitaries.

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Original Name of Structure (during fair): Cabrillo Bridge Current Name of Structure: Cabrillo Bridge Architect/Designer: Thomas B. Hunter Fair Name: Panama-California Exposition Location: San Diego, California, USA Year of Fair: 1915 Theme of Fair: The opening of the Panama Canal Website Proof: [Web Link] Website Reference: Not listed

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