SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Coronado Bridge has been an icon of the San Diego skyline for decades. But sadly, it has also long been a magnet for desperate people who want to take their own lives.

McCann knew the bridge outlived its “temporary” status a while ago. Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.

Jacobs has won a contract to inspect all 85 bridges on 127 track-miles of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS).