Silver Strand (San Diego)

{{Short description|Isthmus in San Diego County, California}}

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Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus or a human-constructed{{cite book|last=Linder|first=Bruce|title=San Diego's Navy|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=2001|page=125|isbn=978-1-55750-531-6}} tombolo {{convert|7|mi|km}} long in San Diego County, California, partially within Silver Strand State Beach.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iPQ3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR42 |title=Silver Strand Training Complex: Environmental Impact Statement |year=2011 |page=42 |quote=SSTC is an integrated set of training areas located on and adjacent to the Silver Strand, the narrow, sandy isthmus separating San Diego Bay from the Pacific Ocean.}}
{{cite book |author=Rough Guides |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYdMiQarZnEC&pg=PT432 |title=The Rough Guide to California |date=1 May 2011 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-4053-8904-4 |page=432}}
{{cite book |author=Gia Danson-Lucy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l20tzwMFL_IC&pg=PT74 |title=The Beaches of San Diego: Your Ultimate Guide to the Sun, Sand, and Surf |publisher=Vista Pacifica Publishing |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9679452-2-4 |page=74}} It connects Coronado with Imperial Beach. Together with the Point Loma peninsula it shelters and defines San Diego Bay.

State Route 75 (SR 75) runs the length of the strand and is a popular site for jogging and bicycling. The Silver Strand Half Marathon is run along the route each November.{{cite web|url=http://www.kozevents.com/Running_Events/Silver_Strand_Half_Marathon___5K.htm|title=Silver Strand Half Marathon & 5K|access-date=March 7, 2013}} The ocean side of the strand features {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} of coastline trimmed with silver shells (thus named Silver Strand).