Huntington Beach Pier
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| Huntington Beach Municipal Pier | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Main St. and Pacific Coast Highway. Huntington Beach, California |
| Architect: | Moffatt & Nichol Engineers |
| Added to NRHP: | August 24, 1989 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89001203 |
The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. At 1,850 feet in length, it is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast. (The longest is Oceanside Pier at 1,942 feet). It has been damaged or destroyed three times; in 1912, 1939 and most recently on January 17, 1988. The most recent reincarnation or the pier is designed of steel-reinforced concrete to withstand 31-foot waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and uses an increased space between piles to accommodate surfers - as requested by the City. The pier slopes gently up toward the seaward end in a straight line which alternates with three octagonal platforms and one rotated square (108 feet on a side) that forms a diamond at the pier's seaward end. Not only is the pier structurally sound, it also retains a number of design elements from the original pier including haunches at the pile caps and corbels supporting light standards.
The pier is frequented by sport fishermen as well as surfing spectators. A Ruby's is located at the end of the pier.
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