UPDATE: Santa Cruz officials launches disaster fund for merchants devastated by wharf collapseThe iconic Santa Cruz wharf might never be rebuilt after giant swells caused the end of the pier to ...

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.

TOPSHOT - People look at the collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California ...

The end of the pier had already been closed off from the public as the city worked to renovate and repair weather over the last two years, said Santa Cruz Director of Parks and Recreation Tony Elliot.

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 36 miles north of Salinas. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California ... The pier section that collapsed had been closed while under construction since January this ...

A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, California. A person dropped into the ocean after the pier collapsed was able to swim to ...

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.