San Diego-Coronado Bridge, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

Click on the picture to see the LARGE VERSION.

Here is how I reached the Coronado island...

More information:

This award-winning toll bridge quickly became an area landmark after its opening on August 3, 1969. The distinctive curve and soaring sweep of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge was the first structural conquest of San Diego Bay, joining the Island of Coronado and City of San Diego.

The 2.12-mile (11,179-foot) long bridge interchanges with Interstate 5 in San Diego and becomes Route 75 in Coronado. With a vertical clearance of approximately 200 feet, the tallest ships can pass beneath it.

Construction of the $50 million bridge began in February 1967. Its distinctive towers and graceful curve brought it the "Most Beautiful Bridge" Award of Merit from the American Institute of Steel Construction in 1970.

Beginning at the specially designed toll plaza in Coronado, the traffic ascends at a 4.67 percent grade, curving 80 degrees toward San Diego. Clusters of submerged piles support the 30 mission-arch shaped curving 90 degrees toward San Diego. Clusters of submerged piles support the 30 mission-arch shaped concrete piers. The 54-inch diameter piles were driven and jetted to depths of 100 feet in the Bay's bottom.

4 pictures stitched for this one!

elihesamian, jrj, jhm, cmartos, nwoehnl, ale, Hanssie, sunny, erthmuffin has marked this note useful

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elihesamian (26127) 2004-06-13 3:51

very nice informative-panorama shot,great,Fred!
In large size you have more details,here I have to see with TE format:)
beautiful & real colors captured,well composed,too.
Thanks for sharing.

gbac (1933) 2004-06-13 3:54

Joli panoramique, très bien assemblé, une luminosité agréable et une note instructive.
Bon boulot Fred.

jrj (34839) 2004-06-13 5:54

Another very fine panorama from you Fred. Simple, yet appealing this pix of the bridge with the elegant lines. Very good

jhm (112152) 2004-06-13 6:49

Bijna perfect aan elkaar gezet Fred, tot op twee kleine details na, maar het verminderd de fot geenzins, zeker mooi gedaan en sherp ook. Prachtig werk!
Fred, done to on two small details reduced after, but it almost put to each other perfectly the photograph quality, certainly nicely and sherp also. Splendid work!

Piotr (0) 2004-06-13 7:04

Great composed panorama, interesting, useful note, well done :-)

cmartos (242) 2004-06-13 7:38

Ce pont est impressionant en panoramique. C'est net et très bien assemblé. L'impression de dimensions est parfaitement rendue à mon avis, et le bon angle choisi ne lui donne pas un trop fort point de fuite. Le tout s'apprécie très bien je trouve. Un excellent pano et en prime une note très intéressante. Bien vu Fred!

nwoehnl (122) 2004-06-13 7:51

Always impressive to see the large panoramas, Fred, and it appears that long bridges like this one are perfect subjects to use the technique. Very good work blending the four photos together for the panorama, with some interesting beach and harbor details on either end of the bridge. I also like the predominantly blue color setting.

Didi (44614) 2004-06-13 8:08

Vu de loin, la composition est intéressante.
Etant chauvin, je préfère le pont de Saint Nazaire que l'on peut traverser gratuitement depuis quelques années.
Le commentaire est parfaitement détaillé.

ale (1819) 2004-06-13 8:57

Great work with these 4 pictures Fred! This is perfectly stitched, I like the composition too!
Very interesting shot and note. Thanks for sharing it.

Hanssie (9521) 2004-06-13 10:23

Saw the large version, but this one's better.
Nice long picture of a long bridge, Fred !

prlcs (63) 2004-06-13 10:55

Impressionnant à tout point de vue.
L'architecture évidemment. La photo ensuite : assemblage impeccable, couleurs magnifique. Les contrastes son très bien rendus. Note instructive. Beau travail !
Le péage : combien déjà ?

chinchini (31525) 2004-06-13 11:26

Tout d'abord, merci pour la vue gratuite de ce pont à péage Fred. Ensuite bravo pour le travail remarquable de cette vue panoramique. Enfin, merci pour le partage de tes découvertes et émotions de tes randonnées.

jiherka (4528) 2004-06-13 14:32

Splendide panorama de ce pont non moins beau. Une courbe admirable. Un peu trop centré au milieu de la photo peut être.
Bon travail Fred.

sunny (3068) 2004-06-13 16:32

Great panorama shot, Fred! :-) Admirations for the stitching - it is not visable at all...;-) Great view from that bridge, with fine details and depth, and lovely blue colour in it. Excellent job!

avigur_11 (21735) 2004-06-13 22:27

The large version works almost as 3d, Fred. The repetative shapes are changing colors, size and light when you go from left to right. Excellent work.

erthmuffin (1551) 2004-06-14 15:01

nice colors. good job stitching!

coucie (216) 2004-06-17 13:54