The Bay Bridge-The Western Span by costapanos
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The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a pair of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay of California, in the United States. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road route between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries approximately 270,000 vehicles per day on its two decks. It has one of the longest spans in the world.
The toll bridge was conceived as early as the gold rush days, but construction did not begin until 1933. Designed by Charles H. Purcell, and built by American Bridge Company, it opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, six months before the Golden Gate Bridge. It originally carried automobile traffic on its upper deck, and trucks and trains on the lower, but after the closure of the Key System, the lower deck was converted to road traffic as well. In 1986, the bridge was unofficially dedicated to James B. Rolph.
The bridge consists of two main spans of roughly equal length, a western span connecting downtown San Francisco to Yerba Buena Island and an eastern span connecting the island to Oakland. The main part of the western span is a suspension bridge while the main part of the eastern span is a cantilever bridge. During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a section of the eastern span's upper deck collapsed onto the lower deck and the bridge was closed for a month. Reconstruction of the eastern span as a self-anchored suspension bridge began in 2002 and is scheduled to open in 2013.
Comments (11)
MrsLubner
This is so lovely. There is a mood in this that fits the mood of San Francisco like a glove fits a hand (not like a glove on OJ's hand!) This is a difficult bridge for me to cross, especially have the earthquake damage, but I'm looking forward to the new expanse being finished.
0rest4wicked
Having a span free view has me anxious for it to open! This is a magnificent hight image of the bridge, bravo!
BIPOLARTWO
Beautiful night view-worthy of many a keen eye-zoom is a must
durleybeachbum
Wonderful!
Sea_Dog
Superb photo - ZOOM a MUST.
rockstrider
Another beautiful night capture - I find this one more intrigueing!
Bampster
Beautiful image!!!!!
jocko500
lovely
etoiledumatin
Cette photo du pont est très bien reussit. beau panorama
ia-du-lin
wonderful night scene, great lighting
Celart
Wow. That's amazing. Perfect ezposure. I love it