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The Spruce Street Suspension Bridge, colloquially known as the Wiggly Bridge, is a historic 375 ft (114 m) long footbridge in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego, California. It was built in 1912 by Edwin M. Capps. It can hold a maximum of 327,900 lb (148,700 kg) and crosses Kate Sessions Canyon. [2]
The bridge may be stiffened by the addition of cables that do not bear the primary structural or live loads and so may be relatively light. These also add stability in wind. An example is the 220-meter-long (720 ft) bridge across the river Drac at Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet: this bridge has stabilizing cables below and to the side of the deck.
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 Boulevard in order to connect Balboa Park with San Diego Bay. The bridge crosses over six lanes of traffic on Harbor Drive, a rail yard and trolley tracks, and is adjacent to Petco Park and the San Diego ...
[1] [2] The bridge spans 494 meters (1621 feet), and upon its inauguration on 30 July 2017 became the longest suspension bridge built for pedestrian travel. [3] The bridge runs 85 metres (279 feet) above the ground at its highest point. It employs 8 tonnes (7.9 long tons; 8.8 short tons) of cables, and has a system that prevents it from swinging.
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San Diego–Coronado Bridge; Spruce Street Suspension Bridge This page was last edited on 10 October 2023, at 11:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...