Coronado Bridge Sunrise

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Hotel Del Coronado

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San Diego Morning

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A view of the Coronado Bridge during sunrise on a cold January Morning, 2007.

This award-winning 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.

Another View of the Bridge taken in January, 2007.

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.

One last view of the bridge during sunrise, January, 2007.

Coronado is a small “island” town (actually an isthmus) in San Diego Bay, approximately 7.4 square miles in size, connected to the City of San Diego by the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and to the City of Imperial Beach to the south by State Highway 75. The town is the neighbor of Naval Base Coronado which includes Naval Air Station North Island, home port for two aircraft carriers and the Naval Amphibious Base where the elite SEALS are trained.

A view of the Hotel Del Coronado, January, 2007.

Opened in 1888 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977, "Hotel Del," as it's affectionately known, is the last of California's grand old seaside hotels. This monument to Victorian grandeur boasts tall cupolas, red turrets, and gingerbread trim, all spread out over 31 acres.

Another view of the Hotel Del Coronado.

The Hotel Del Coronado is a luxury hotel in the City of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort.

A early morning view of San Diego from Coronado Island.

Another early morning view of San Diego from Coronado Island.

Another early morning view of San Diego from Coronado Island.

Another early morning view of San Diego from Coronado Island.