National Register of Historic Places

Huntington Beach Municipal Pier

Huntington Beach, Orange County, California
Listed
August 23, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89001203

About this property

The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California, at the west end of Main Street and west of Pacific Coast Highway. At 1,850 ft (560 m) in length, it is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast of the United States. (The Oceanside Pier at 1,942 ft (592 m) is the longest.) The deck of the pier is 30 ft (9.1 m) above sea level, while the top of the restaurant structure at the end of the pier is 77 ft (23 m). The Huntington Beach Pier is on the California Register of Historical Resources. It is one of 123 historic places and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California (Ref. No. 89001203). One of the main landmarks of Huntington Beach, also known as "Surf City, USA", the pier is the center of the city's prominent beach culture. A popular meeting place for surfers, the ocean waves here are enhanced by a natural effect caused by the edge-diffraction of open-ocean swells around Catalina Island, creating consistent surf year-round.

Location

Huntington Beach, Orange County, California
33.65673, -118.00206

Categories

ENGINEERINGENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Huntington Beach Municipal Pier listed on the National Register?

Huntington Beach Municipal Pier was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Huntington Beach Municipal Pier?

Huntington Beach Municipal Pier is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Huntington Beach Municipal Pier?

The period of significance for Huntington Beach Municipal Pier is recorded as the listed era.

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