Things to do in San Francisco - Part 39 - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Yahoo Travel says this about San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:
Embarcadero and Highway 80 San Francisco, CA 94101
+1 510 286 4444 / +1 510 286 6444
lauren_wonder@dot.ca.gov
Open Hours 24 hours
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/calbrdgs.htm
- Christine Serventi
Not as famous, perhaps, as the Golden Gate Bridge connecting The City with Marin County to the north, the double-decker San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is no less impressive as an engineering feat. It's also just as lovely in its own way, especially at night, when miles of lights outline its graceful shape and the steel cable spun like a spider web along its length. Opened for business in 1936 with a then-astronomical price tag, the part suspension, part cantilever, part tunnel, and part truss structure, is anchored by a concrete island descending 220 feet below the Bay. Another even more impressive feat of its engineering history is that after part of the span tumbled in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, it was repaired and opened again for traffic within a month, safer than ever.
Neighborhood: SoMa
Neighborhood: SoMa
Embarcadero and Highway 80 San Francisco, CA 94101
+1 510 286 4444 / +1 510 286 6444
lauren_wonder@dot.ca.gov
Open Hours 24 hours
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/calbrdgs.htm
- Christine Serventi
Previous things to do:
Parts 1 - 20, Part 21 - Yerba Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center, Part 22 - 49-mile Scenic Drive, Part 23 - Segway San Francisco Electric Tour, Part 24 - Vesuvio, Part 25 - Haight-Ashbury Street Fair, Part 26 - Wyland Galleries, Part 27 - Metreon, Part 28 - Angel Island, Part 29 - San Francisco Fire Engine Tours & Adventures, Part 30 - Aquarium of the Bay, Part 31 - Haas-Lilienthal House, Part 32 - San Francisco Zoo, Part 33 - Stow Lake Boat & Bike Rentals, Part 34 - Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival, Part 35 - Kertesz Fine Art Gallery, Part 36 - City Hall, Part 37 - SS Jeremiah O'Brien, Part 38 - Saints Peter and Paul Church
Parts 1 - 20, Part 21 - Yerba Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center, Part 22 - 49-mile Scenic Drive, Part 23 - Segway San Francisco Electric Tour, Part 24 - Vesuvio, Part 25 - Haight-Ashbury Street Fair, Part 26 - Wyland Galleries, Part 27 - Metreon, Part 28 - Angel Island, Part 29 - San Francisco Fire Engine Tours & Adventures, Part 30 - Aquarium of the Bay, Part 31 - Haas-Lilienthal House, Part 32 - San Francisco Zoo, Part 33 - Stow Lake Boat & Bike Rentals, Part 34 - Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival, Part 35 - Kertesz Fine Art Gallery, Part 36 - City Hall, Part 37 - SS Jeremiah O'Brien, Part 38 - Saints Peter and Paul Church
posted by SFResidence.com @ 10:23 AM
1 Comments:
I love looking at bridges when I travel. They always blow me away with the great architecture and views. I will definitely keep the San Fran-Oakland Bay bridge in mind for future travels. Thanks!
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