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Solved: Mystery Structure Near Coronado Bridge (Photo)

Thank you to Cathryne Bruce-Johnson, D-11 Public Information Officer at California Department of Transportation, for providing the answer to this question! Check out all the guesses here.

Question:

What is this structure located between the east bound side of the Coronado Bridge and the golf course?

Answer: From Cathryne Bruce-Johnson-

"The structure pictured in the photo you provided shows an observation tower on the west side of the highway that was used years ago by supervisors to monitor toll collection and observe traffic conditions near the bridge. The tower also featured a ventilation system that pumped fresh air from near the golf course into the toll booths for the benefit of workers. Caltrans is planning to remove the tower, but there is no definite time line yet in place.

It may be interesting to note that there was a second observation tower on the east side of the highway that was dismantled to accommodate construction of a High Occupancy Vehicle lane.

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Comment by eCoronado on February 27, 2012 at 4:51pm: I can now sleep at night - thanks for getting to the bottom of this Ashley! Our favorite guess was the home of the Coronado Bridge TROLL. See all the guesses here.

Staff Comment by Kellee Hearther on February 27, 2012 at 5:32pm: Yea Ashley...way to sleuth out the answer.

Comment by Marie-Rose Skifter on February 27, 2012 at 7:03pm: Now we know, thank you. It's always nice to be knowledgeable of where we live.

Comment by Buzz Fink on February 27, 2012 at 10:02pm: Wow! I always wondered what that was.

Thanks.

Staff Comment by Anne Covington Morse on February 28, 2012 at 1:50am: Interesting! Thank you for figuring this out, Ashley!

Comment by Will Hicks on February 29, 2012 at 5:57pm: Don't knock it down! It's a Coronado Easter Egg.

Comment by Marie Balfour on February 29, 2012 at 6:22pm: Thanks for the investigation! I was always curious about this!

Comment by CECILIA A. CASEY (Cece) on March 1, 2012 at 3:56am: very cool!

Comment by Jeanette C Aguilar on March 5, 2012 at 11:31pm: I lived in Coronado over 20 years before I moved out to East San Diego. I drove buy that structure twice a day on my way to work and back. It is unique so it was fun to find out what it is and what it was used for. Thanks for letting us know.

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