Balboa Pier

Status: Open, except for one corner at the end where a piling broke.

Damage:One piling broke this winter.

Open: 24 hours (beach access 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.)

Length: 919 feet

Materials: Wood pilings and deck; laid over concrete.

Fishing: No license required.

Built: In 1909.

History: September 1939 storm took out last 100 feet of pier. Site of first water-to-water hydroplane flight, in 1912, to Santa Catalina Island and back.


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