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2011 Coverage, Of The Oakland Bay Bridge, Eastern Span Replacement, San Francisco Bay, California

The New Tower 2011
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The new tower for the suspension part of the bridge was just visible over the top of Yerba Buena Island. Note that the crane is even higher than the tower.

Eastern Span Replacement internal link   •  Of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge   •  Taken from the Vallejo Ferry   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 22 June 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:25:22 Thursday 16 June 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_1139
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Safety Net 2011
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A safety net for the first part of the new suspension cable was already in place. It is over this safety netting that the new cable will be constructed.

Eastern Span Replacement internal link   •  Of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge   •  Taken from the Vallejo Ferry   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 22 June 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:26:21 Thursday 16 June 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_1142
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Roadway Almost Complete 2011
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The new roadway was almost complete. A gap was still visible between the viaduct portion and the suspension portion.

Eastern Span Replacement internal link   •  Of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge   •  Taken from the Vallejo Ferry   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 22 June 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:27:41 Thursday 16 June 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_1148
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