Sweeping gracefully across ocean and sky, supported by 30 arch-shaped towers, the Coronado bridge is one of San Diego County’s most iconic structures. And among its deadliest.
Since its opening in 1969, about 300 people have committed suicide there, tragedies that ripple through families and friends, those who witness the fatal 200-foot jumps, and those who recover the bodies.
Hundreds of other people over the years have gone to the bridge to die and changed their minds or been grabbed before they could go over the side. Suicide-related traffic delays are a regular occurrence for those who live or work on Coronado.
All of which is prompting a group of local residents to explore whether it’s feasible to put some kind of barrier on the bridge that will deter people from leaping off it.
Read the full San Diego Union Tribune story here.
