The Santa Cruz Wharf, built in 1914, was 2,745 feet long before the winter storm. It was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.

Dec. 25 (UPI) --The famed Santa Cruz Wharf on the California coast will remain indefinitely closed until further notice after part collapsed this week with city leaders fearing for its future due ...

The end of a wharf that draws visitors to Santa Cruz, Calif., collapsed in high surf on Monday, sending three people into the water, while a man died at a nearby beach after being trapped under ...

Damage is seen on the end of Santa Cruz Wharf during high surf in Santa Cruz, California, Monday, December 23, 2024. Several people were reportedly thrown into the water when the wharf collapsed.

Tony Elliot, the head of the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department, estimated that about 150 feet (45 meters) of the end of the wharf fell into the water around 12:45 p.m. It was immediately ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Yvonne Marks A portion of a California wharf collapsed during high surf on Monday, sending three city workers ...

A section of the municipal wharf in Santa Cruz collapsed and fell into the ocean around midday on Monday requiring water rescues by emergency responders, according to the Santa Cruz Fire Department.

The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden structure built in 1914 that juts half a mile into Monterey Bay — the longest public pier on California’s coast — is damaged.

The collapse occurred at 12:45 p.m. PT on Monday "as the result of very strong waves crashing into it," Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said.