Coronado in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 28, 2018

1. San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge Marker

Inscription. Construction Started February, 1967
Bridge Opened to Traffic August, 1969
California Bridge Authority Governor Ronald Reagan • Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke • Secretary of Business & Finance Gordon C. Luce • Director of Finance Casper W. Weinberger • Member Floyd L Sparks Constructed by
State Department of Public Works
Director James A. Moe
Division of Bay Toll Crossings
Chief Engineer E.R. Foley

City Councils of the Terminal Cities
San Diego Mayor Frank Curran • Helen Cobb • Bob Martinet Allen Hitch Floyd Morrow Henry Landt • Mike Schaefer Sam Loftin • Leon Williams Coronado Mayor Paul Vetter • Ben Cohen • James Darnell • Joseph Overton • Richard Parker

Erected 1969 by State Department of Public Works.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1969.

Location. 32° 41.452′ N, 117° 10.046′ W. Marker is in Coronado, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from State Highway 75 when traveling east. Marker is located at bridge administration building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coronado

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CA 92118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History of Golf in Coronado (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sacred Heart Church - 1920 (approx. half a mile away); The Stockdale Tribute (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carrothers Court (approx. 0.6 miles away); Babcock Court (approx. 0.6 miles away); Coronado Ferryboat Terminal (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Firehouse Site - 1892 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carlin House - 1939 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coronado.

Toll Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 30, 2018

2. Toll Building and Marker

Marker is on the building to the right of the flag pole.

San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge image. Click for full size.

3. San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 29, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. 2. submitted on May 31, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. 3. submitted on May 29, 2018. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.