Laurel Street Bridge under construction in 1913, also known as the Cabrillo Street Bridge. Designed by Frank B. Allen, Jr., and Thomas B. Hunter, the bridge was built for the Panama-California Exposition of 1915. It was dedicated April 12, 1914 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt made the inaugural automobile crossing along with the mayor of the city, Charles F. O'Neill.