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The San Francisco Bay Area has eight toll bridges that span 23 miles of water, connecting various parts of the Bay Area with different communities and regions. Learn about the history, design, and features of each of the eight bridges, from the iconic Golden Gate Bridge to the longest in California.
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland , it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.
- San Francisco Bay, via YBI
Mar 20, 2024 · The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is made up of two bridge segments: a skyway structure/single anchored suspension bridge between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, and a suspension span from the island to San Francisco. Connecting the two is the largest diameter bore tunnel in the world.
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. Categories: Bridges in California. Buildings and structures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco , California —the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula —to Marin County , carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State ...
- 4200 ft, about 0.79 mi (1.27 km)
- 8980 ft, about 1.70 mi (2.74 km)
- May 27, 1937; 86 years ago
- Golden Gate
Mar 22, 2024 · Golden Gate Bridge. No visit to San Francisco is complete without marveling at the world-renowned Golden Gate Bridge. Stretching across the entrance of the San Francisco Bay, this famous orange bridge offers panoramic views of the city’s skyline, Alcatraz Island, and the distant hills of Marin County.
The striking visual icon of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the most heavily-traveled bridge in the Bay Area, accounting for nearly 40% of all daily bridge trips in the region.
