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The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.
The remaining section of the Santa Cruz pier has been closed indefinitely, with local officials unsure when the more than 100-year-old wharf will reopen again.
The end of the pier had already been closed off from the public as the city worked to renovate and repair weather over the last two years, said Santa Cruz Director of Parks and Recreation Tony Elliot.
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley and other city officials spoke about the incident shortly before 2:30 p.m. Keeley noted that the part of the pier that collapsed "was a portion of the municipal wharf ...
The Santa Cruz Wharf is a pier in Santa Cruz, California, United States, known for fishing, boat tours, viewing sea lions, dining, nightlife and gift shops. The current wharf was built in 1914, the most recent of six built on the site, [ 1 ] and is operated by the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Office.
It is located in the city of Santa Cruz at the north end of Monterey Bay. The beach overlooks the Steamer Lane surfing hotspot. It also contains the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, housed in a 1967 lighthouse. [1] The 38-acre (15 ha) site was established in 1978. [2]
Spectators look out at a closed Santa Cruz wharf after the pier partially collapsed and fell into the ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza)
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