Stearns Wharf

California, United States · pier

Stearns Wharf is a pier at the cross section of the end of State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard, in the harbor in Santa Barbara, California, United States. When completed In 1872, it became the longest deep-water pier between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Named for its builder, local lumberman John Peck Stearns, the wharf served the passenger and freight shipping needs of California's South Coast for over a quarter century. Before the wharf, passengers and cargo had to be rowed ashore through the breakers and kelp. Despite the great convenience offered by the wharf, Santa Barbara remained a fair-weather harbor with an acute need for a breakwater.

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Type

pier

Coordinates

34.4107, -119.6870