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1930- The People’s Bridge

 1969-Fire Alarm Communications Building

Here’s a historical image of the original First Avenue Bridge crossing over Maple Canyon. Erected at the urging of property owners under the Improvement Act of 1911, replaced with a steel arch bridge in 1931 that had been completely assembled on the floor of a mid-western fabrication plant, dismantled, and shipped to San Diego. It was renovated and retrofitted in 2010. The bridge is located in Bankers Hill on First Avenue, between Nutmeg and Palm.