Standing at 400 feet at its tallest point, the Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge is the largest steel arch bridge, as well as one of the highest bridges in the United States. Built by US Steel’s American Bridge division and Massman Construction Co. and officially opened in February 1964, the bridge is located on State Route 154, between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez. In 1976, the American Society of Civil Engineers designated the Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
Through its lifetime, the bridge had undergone a number of developments, from a seismic retrofitting in 1998 to the installation of a 9.5 foot tall barrier in 2012. The addition was in response to the 55 suicides that had taken place at the bridge
Through its lifetime, the bridge had undergone a number of developments, from a seismic retrofitting in 1998 to the installation of a 9.5 foot tall barrier in 2012. The addition was in response to the 55 suicides that had taken place at the bridge
