San Clemente Pier

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The San Clemente Pier

The San Clemente Pier is a pier in San Clemente in the US state of California . The historic building is level with the city center and protrudes about 395 meters into the Pacific Ocean .

On the pier
View from Parque del Mar to the pier
The wooden structure under the pier

The pier is a popular place for fishing , strolling and dining. There is a restaurant at the end facing the city. From the San Clemente Pier you can overlook the city or watch the numerous surfers and water sports enthusiasts. A lifeguard unit of the San Clemente City Lifeguards is housed in a building with a watchtower in the middle .

Opposite the pier is the railway stop of the same name, San Clemente Pier , which is regularly served by Amtrak and Metrolink trains.

history

The San Clemente Pier was built in 1928 with a length of around 395 meters. During the time of Prohibition in the United States (1919-1933), the pier was one of the port of call for alcohol smugglers in Orange County . In 1939, a severe hurricane destroyed the structure, which was then rebuilt for 40,000 US dollars .

Another storm tore in 1983 around 120 meters from the end of the pier and 24 meters from the central part. The damage to the wooden structure was not repaired until two years later. The construction work cost 1.4 million US dollars. A renovation of the structure in the amount of 2.5 million US dollars is planned from October 2009.

The historic pier is still a popular leisure destination for locals and holidaymakers today. From many different perspectives there is a wide view over the sea and the coastline of Orange County and San Diego County to the south .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fred Swegles: San Clemente pier to get $ 2.5 million makeover. Orange County Register , September 2, 2009, accessed October 1, 2009 .
  2. ↑ San Clemente Pier. (No longer available online.) Amtrak , archived from the original on January 18, 2007 ; accessed on October 1, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.amtrakcalifornia.com
  3. ↑ a b San Clemente Pier. www.beachcalifornia.com , accessed October 1, 2009 .

Coordinates: 33 ° 25 ′ 6.1 ″  N , 117 ° 37 ′ 19.3 ″  W.