Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge, Deck arch bridge in San Diego, California, United States.
Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge is a concrete deck arch bridge in San Diego, California, that crosses the Los Peñasquitos Creek valley on the western edge of the canyon preserve. The structure features an open-spandrel design and sits alongside a newer parallel bridge that was added to carry additional traffic.
The bridge opened in 1949 and for decades was the main crossing over the creek valley in this part of San Diego. When the nearby interstate expanded, a second bridge was built alongside it, and the original was converted to serve pedestrians and cyclists.
The bridge sits along a trail that local walkers and cyclists use to move through the creek valley and connect to the wider Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. On weekends, the path sees a steady flow of people heading deeper into the canyon on foot or by bike.
The bridge is open to pedestrians and cyclists and can be reached via the trails of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. Visiting during daylight makes it much easier to find your way along the surrounding paths.
The original 1949 concrete arches are still fully intact and visible from the canyon floor below, where the creek runs underneath. Standing on the trail beneath the bridge gives a clear view of both the old and new structures side by side.
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