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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, double-decked structure, W Calif.; built 1933–36. It has a total length of 8.25 mi (13.2 km). From San Francisco it crosses the bay to Yerba Buena Island, where a tunnel connects with spans leading to Oakland and Berkeley. The bridge sustained significant damage in the severe 1989 October earthquake that hit the Bay Area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Seismic activity remains a key risk, particularly now with the expected 2013 completion of the east span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Seismic activity remains a key risk, particularly now with the expected 2012 completion of the east span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. The West Span retrofit on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge is 100 percent complete, the West Approach is approximately 51 percent complete, and the Skyway section of the East Span is 77 percent complete. |
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