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Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge

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near the bridge on the night of December 27, 1986. Peyer was later convicted in the case and is serving a 25 years-to-life sentence in prison. In 2000, Cara's father, Sam, died of a heart attack, just a few yards from the exact place where his daughter was killed, while taking care of a garden the
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with an overall length of 434 feet (132 m), and arch span of 220 feet (67 m). It now serves as a service road and bike path.
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The new Los Peñasquitos Creek bridge was first built in 1966 as the southbound lanes of the
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Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety (TiPS) – former CHP denied parole four more years
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Original Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge (foreground) and new I-15 bridge.
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Old Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge, new bridge on the left.
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student who was stopped and then subsequently murdered by
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Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
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Date on original Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge.
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Coordinates
32°56′39.5″N 117°6′28.2″W / 32.944306°N 117.107833°W / 32.944306; -117.107833
San Diego, California
reinforced concrete
open-spandrel
arch-bridge
U.S. Route 395
prestressed concrete
girder bridge
Interstate 15

Cara Knott
San Diego State University
California Highway Patrol
Craig Peyer

Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety (TiPS) – former CHP denied parole four more years
Archived
Wayback Machine
Categories
Bridges in San Diego
Concrete bridges in California
Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
Road bridges in California
Interstate 15
Bridges completed in 1949
Bridges completed in 1966
Bridges completed in 1976
1976 establishments in California

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