Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
The West Mission Bay Drive Bridge was constructed in the early 1950s to meet the demands and standards of its time. It was constructed with four travel lanes, five-foot-wide sidewalks, concrete pier walls on timber piles and a concrete median barrier. Because the daily traffic volume on the bridge exceeds its current capacity, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) evaluated and classified the bridge as functionally obsolete. The existing bridge will be replaced with two three-lane parallel structures for both northbound and southbound traffic. This project is federally funded through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Bridge Program (HBP).
This project is located on West Mission Bay Drive between Interstate 8 and Sea World Drive, approximately 1.25 miles west of the Interstate 5/Interstate 8 (I-5/I-8) interchange within the City of San Diego.
Once complete, the project will replace the existing four-lane bridge with two separate three-lane structures, providing an improved transportation link across the San Diego River. The improvements include:
This video outlines the anticipated construction steps and methods for the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge Project.
Please note these are only artistic renderings for the project. Some details of the finished project may not exactly mirror what is portrayed in these renderings.
Begin construction: Summer 2018*
Construction completion: Early 2023*
For budget information, visit the Capital Improvements Program project page.
For questions or concerns about the project, call the Engineering & Capital Projects Department at 619-533-4207, email engineering@sandiego.gov, or submit your inquiry online. Please reference the "West Mission Bay Drive Bridge Replacement Project" in your inquiry.
*Anticipated schedule and budget are subject to change.