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How Deadly Is It?

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Is the Coronado Bridge the second deadliest "suicide bridge" in the country, as some news reports have suggested? It's hard to say.

No agency tracks suicides by bridge on a national basis. Also, the deadliness of a bridge can be measured in two ways -- by the total number of deaths or by an average per year. It is clear, however, that four bridges -- including the Coronado Bridge, with 233 suicides to date -- have well-deserved reputations as suicide magnets.

Other bridges with high numbers of suicides are:

The Golden Gate Bridge, with more than 1,250 suicides since it was completed in 1937. (Source: San Francisco Chronicle.)
The Aurora Bridge in Seattle, with more than 230 deaths since 1931. (Source: AuroraBridgeFence.com)
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge near Tampa with at least 140 deaths since 1987. (Sources: St. Petersburg Times; Tampa 211.)

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 3:25 pm

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 2:48 pm

Mayor to SEDC: Explain:

The Mayor's Office responds to our story today.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 2:04 pm

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Friday, June 27, 2008 -- 5:42 pm

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Here We Go Again:

City’s 'oily' alter ego has resurfaced thanks to recent conduct at SEDC.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 7:54 pm

CAFÉ SAN DIEGO

The People's Reporters:

Two voiceofsandiego.org reporters field your questions about their investigative reporting into San Diego redevelopment.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 7:26 pm

COMMENTARY: SLOP

And Now, the Port:

The agency joins a long list of San Diego governments willing to spend the public's money telling them how to vote.

Sunday, July 6, 2008 -- 6:57 pm

COMMENTARY: RICH TOSCANO