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| Jan.14 |
South of Market |
First workers moved into Salesforce Tower |
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| Sep.17 |
Eastern Span |
Caltrans implodes marine foundation of Bay Bridge's old span |
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| Jul.12 |
SF Downtown |
Central Subway Project reaches milestone as concrete poured |
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| May.26 |
Oakland Downtown |
Oakland construction accident: 13 workers hurt in collapse 
Map of 3093 Broadway Oakland When the first firefighters arrived at the site, they reported finding multiple people trapped in wet concrete and under debris
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| Mar.28 |
Eastern Span |
Last of the old Bay Bridge east span comes down
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| Mar.25 |
Fremont |
First day of service at Warm Springs BART Map of 45193 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont Saturday was the first full day of service on the extension to Warm Springs, but the station was already proving to be a popular backdrop for selfies
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| Feb.15 |
South of Market |
Concrete wall threatening to fall from SF high-rise stabilized
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| Jan.17 |
South of Market |
Warriors hold groundbreaking ceremony for new San Francisco arena
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| Oct.31 |
Oakland |
Massive fire at building under construction
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| Feb.22 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans finds series of weak spots in Yerba Buena Tunnel |
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| Nov.14 |
Eastern Span |
Caltrans implodes old Bay Bridge pier 
Caltrans has completed the implosion of a pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge at 7 a.m. Saturday
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| Nov.7 |
South of Market |
Closed streets in SF's Mission Bay likely to cause traffic jams |
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| Nov.3 |
Eastern Span |
Bay Bridge pier implosion delayed until Nov. 14 |
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| Sep.8 |
BART |
BART’s Transbay Tube reopens on time |
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| Jul.12 |
SF Presidio |
Presidio Parkway, the new Doyle Drive, is now open
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| Jul.9 |
SF Presidio |
Doyle Drive closed till early Monday The main route to the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marina District shut down as crews work to ready the new thoroughfare for traffic
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| May.8 |
San Mateo Bridge |
San Mateo Bridge closed for weekend All lanes of the San Mateo Bridge have closed for the weekend until Monday 5 a.m. for resurfacing and repair work
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| Feb.4 |
Candlestick |
Demolition started at Candlestick Park The wrecking machines lurch from one sacred spot to another, pulling the stadium apart
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| Jan.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge work finished early as barrier installed Drivers no longer need to avoid 'suicide lane', thanks to a new $30 million steel-and-concrete movable barrier separating the north and south...
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Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge work on track for Monday reopening |
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| Jan.10 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Final barrier piece was put in place by crews |
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| Jan.9 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation | The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions | |
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| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line opened Map of Oakland Coliseum BART Station Oakland The BART to OAK Airport line, is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport
| The system integrated into BART’s fare system. During planning and construction, it was known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project and was expected to cost approximately $484 million
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| Oct.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans undo huge speed bump that slowed traffic |
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| Sep.1 |
Highway 280 |
280 seismic repairs finished, northbound lanes reopened
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| Aug.28 |
Highway 280 |
NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed
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| Aug.5 |
Bay Bridge |
CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled
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| Jul.17 |
Levi's Stadium |
Ceremony marking opening of Levi's Stadium
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| Jul.6 |
Highway 280 |
Caltrans completed work on stretch of Interstate 280
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| Jun.16 |
Foster City |
4 hurt in Foster City construction accident |
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| May.22 |
Highway 280 |
Section of Southbound I-280 shuts down
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| Apr.9 |
Western Span |
Bay Bridge lanes closed for emergency repair |
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| Mar.11 |
San Francisco |
5-alarm fire destroys apartment building under construction
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| Feb.10 |
Eastern Span |
Rain reveals leaks on Bay Bridge's new span |
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| Nov.16 |
Highway 24 |
Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore opens Map of California State Route 24 Oakland The long-awaited fourth bore of the tunnel opened to westbound traffic after emergency systems were tested and certified
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| Nov.5 |
SF Downtown |
8 Washington condo project losing big in S.F. |
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| Oct.16 |
Cupertino |
Cupertino City Council approves new Apple campus |
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| Oct.14 |
Levi's Stadium |
Fatal accident halts work at 49ers new stadium
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| Sep.18 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge barrier expected next year |
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge bike, pedestrian path opens |
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Bay Bridge |
New Bay Bridge span a big hit with commuters |
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| Sep.2 |
Eastern Span |
New eastern span of Bay Bridge open| Lt. Gov. Gavin News performed the ceremonial chain cutting at the newly refurbished toll plaza with help from SF Mayo and Oakland Mayor. Many challenges faced during the project, technical issues like the broken bo... | |
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Eastern Span |
Bay Bridge managers hoping for an early reopening |
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| Sep.1 |
Eastern Span |
Work moving quickly on new Bay Bridge span
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
Construction work on Bay Bridge moving smoothly |
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| Aug.30 |
Eastern Span |
Caltrans: Bay Bridge on schedule for Tuesday opening |
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Bay Bridge |
Work on Bay Bridge remains on schedule |
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| Aug.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans: Bay Bridge construction going 'very well'
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| Aug.28 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge closed; transition to new span underway The bridge is closed in both directions as crews begin the transitioning to the new eastern span; To remain closed through Labor Day weekend
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| Aug.20 |
Eastern Span |
Crews applying final touches to Bay Bridge |
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| Aug.17 |
Hayward |
Crews implode Cal State East Bay's Warren Hall
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| Aug.15 |
Bay Bridge |
New Bay Bridge span set to open on September 3
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| Jul.8 |
Eastern Span |
Bay Bridge eastern span opening delayed
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| Jun.11 |
Levi's Stadium |
Family mourns worker killed at 49ers' Levi's Stadium
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| May.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Bolt problem on bike path of new Bay Bridge |
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| May.13 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods |
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| Apr.17 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans ordered tests for Bay Bridge bolts in 2008
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| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear A construction defect that could prove to be a major safety setback, discovered in some large bolts that are supposed to help hold the bridge...
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| Mar.26 |
Pacifica |
Devil's Slide twin tunnels now open to traffic Map of Devil%27s Slide Pacifica| Drivers along the San Mateo County Coast are now able to avoid a dangerous cliffhanger stretch of Highway 1. Festivities early marked the opening of the long-awaited tunnels. It's the end of 74 years o... | |
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| Feb.21 |
Eastern Span |
Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge |
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| Sep.3 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge reopens ahead of schedule |
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| Aug.31 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge closed Labor Day weekend
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| Jun.12 |
South of Market |
SF central subway project getting underway |
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| May.28 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge to reopen early at 3 a.m. |
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| Apr.28 |
SF Presidio |
Doyle Drive demolition off to smooth start |
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| Apr.19 |
Levi's Stadium |
49ers celebrate stadium groundbreaking
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| Apr.11 |
Marin County |
George Lucas withdraws Marin plans Filmmaker withdrew his plans to build a giant mission-style movie-making palace in a pristine meadow, blaming protesting neighbors for torpe...
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| Mar.12 |
San Jose |
BART-to-San Jose construction to start in April |
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| Feb.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather |
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| Jan.10 |
San Jose |
Officials recommend $900M for extension |
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| Dec.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables |
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| Dec.1 |
Highway 24 |
Breakthrough for Caldecott Tunnel's bore |
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| Oct.28 |
Bay Bridge |
New piece connects Bay Bridge span |
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| Jun.8 |
Apple |
Spaceship-like structure Apple's new home |
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| Feb.19 |
Dublin |
New BART station opens There is a lot of excitement in West Dublin and Pleasanton for commuters, who've been suffering along the I-580 and I-680 corridor
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| Oct.29 |
Pittsburg |
Ground broken on BART to Antioch
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| Oct.25 |
Eastern Span |
Construction underway on new tower |
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| Aug.9 |
Highway 24 |
Drilling Begins On New Caldecott Bore Crews began drilling into the mountainside near Orinda as work got underway excavating the fourth bore by the 130-ton, 50-foot-long machine
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| Jan.10 |
24 |
Caldecott 4th Bore Construction Begin
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| Dec.27 |
Pacifica |
Work Continues On Bluff Near Apartment |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge To Stay Open During Beam Repairs |
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| Nov.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Repairs Complete: Bay Bridge Reopens |
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| Nov.1 |
Bay Bridge |
No Word Yet When Bay Bridge Will Open |
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| Oct.30 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend |
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| Sep.8 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Reopens After Crack Fixed |
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| Sep.5 |
Eastern Span |
Crack Found May Delay Bridge Opening |
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| Aug.6 |
San Francisco |
Pier 38 plans on hold |
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| Mar.25 |
Bay Area |
Home building permits rise |
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| Feb.28 |
South of Market |
Huge InterContinental Hotel opened |
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| Dec.15 |
Santa Clara |
Proposal for 49s stadium falls $51m short |
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| Oct.20 |
Highway 880 |
MacArthur Maze Closed To Repair Cracks |
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| Sep.20 |
South of Market |
Design Picked For Transbay Terminal
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| Sep.17 |
Pacifica |
Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins |
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Is Back In Business |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak...
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| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted |
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| Jun.20 |
BART |
BART To Unveil 50-Year Expansion Plan |
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| Jun.16 |
Levi's Stadium |
Great America Against 49ers Stadium Plan |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
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| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts
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| May.17 |
West Oakland |
Contractor: Maze To Reopen Next Week |
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| May.16 |
Highway 580 |
Giant Steel Beams Added To Maze |
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| Apr.24 |
Santa Clara |
49ers estimate stadium will cost $854m |
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| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
New Traffic Switch For Bay Bridge Drivers |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed |
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| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens |
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Eastban span had 10-hour closure |
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| May.12 |
San Francisco |
Questions Surround Concrete Supplier |
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| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge |
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| Sep.9 |
Western Addition |
New Central Freeway Opens
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| May.4 |
Eastern Span |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty |
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| Dec.10 |
Bay Bridge |
Simpler Plan Chosen for Span |
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| Aug.23 |
San Pablo |
Tribe scales back plan to build casino |
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target |
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| Nov.13 |
SF Downtown |
Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated |
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| Nov.8 |
Vallejo |
Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
before year 2000
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| May. 27, 1937 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Golden Gate Bridge opened Map of Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco| A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco to Marin County | |
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| Nov. 12, 1936 |
Bay Bridge |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened Map of San Francisco%96Oakland Bay Bridge San Francisco A complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay The direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 240,000 vehicles a day
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