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Oakland Bay Bridge
Eastern Span Replacement
San Francisco Bay, California
Eastern Span Replacement of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge was required for earthquake safety. The old bridge partly collapse during the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. [from wikipedia] 2019 Coverage • 2016 Coverage • 2011 Coverage • 2009 Coverage • 2008 Coverage |
![]() The old (non-earthquake safe) metal bridge had finally been fully removed, leaving behind the new concrete and steel bridge.
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![]() For various reasons, the eastern section would have been too expensive to retrofit compared to replacing it, so the decision was made to replace it. The replacement section underwent a series of design changes, both progressive and regressive, with increasing cost estimates and contractor bids. The final plan included a single-towered self-anchored suspension span starting at Yerba Buena island, leading to a long viaduct to the Oakland touchdown.[from wikipedia]
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![]() The bridge consists of two crossings, east and west of Yerba Buena Island, a natural mid-bay outcropping inside San Francisco city limits. The eastern crossing, between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland, was a cantilever bridge with a double-tower span, five medium truss spans, and a 14-section truss causeway. Due to earthquake concerns, the eastern crossing was replaced by a new crossing that opened on Labor Day 2013.[from wikipedia]
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![]() The bridge has two sections of roughly equal length; the newer unnamed eastern section connects Yerba Buena Island to Oakland.[from wikipedia]
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![]() Unlike the western section and the original eastern section of the bridge, the new eastern section is a single deck with the eastbound and westbound lanes on each side making it the world's widest bridge, according to Guinness World Records.[from wikipedia]
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