It was in the top 5 longest span arch bridges of this "supported deck" type in the world until the 1990s.

[5] Seismic retrofitting was completed in 1998 by American Bridge, one of the companies involved in the original construction.

In an effort to prevent future incidents, California Department of Transportation installed a 9.5 ft (2.9 m) tall barrier in the form of an inwardly-curved, finely-gridded mesh fence in March 2012.

[7] A Santa Monica man committed suicide from the bridge six months later in September 2012.

[7] The most recent suicide was in April 2019; Daniel Lacy was the son of actress Julia Duffy.