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The harbor was built in 1963 at the site of the former Woods Lagoon. According to the Port District website, "Local boaters, commercial fishermen, businessmen, and residents had sought the construction of a harbor in Santa Cruz County since before the turn of the century. The Santa Cruz coast was first surveyed by the Army Corps of Engineers for a possible harbor of refuge in 1879."
According to a column in the Sentinel by Gary Griggs, "Historical photographs of Natural Bridges indicate that the outermost arch was intact in the fall of 1905 but collapsed shortly thereafter. The inner arch lasted for at least 125 years but failed during a storm on the night of Jan. 10, 1980. So for the last 43 years, only a single bridge remained." Now a window has opened in the cliff where the Pacific is visible from the beach and a new arch may be forming.
The construction project creating auxiliary lanes on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Avenue/Drive interchanges is taking shape as seen in this bird's-eye view.
In a quintessential Santa Cruz moment, the Team O'Neill catamaran cruises by the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf as 18 riders pedal in place as GOAT Santa Cruz Natalia Rivera-España leads a spin class.