San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
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The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge is a major multi-span suspension and cantilever bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, serving as one of the primary highway links across the central part of the San Francisco Bay.
Aliases (3)
- San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span replacement ×1
- Yerba Buena Island Tunnel ×1
- eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
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cantilever bridge → road bridge → suspension bridge → toll bridge → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bay Bridge
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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge → |
| carries |
Interstate highway traffic
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vehicular traffic → |
| connects |
Oakland
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San Francisco → |
| constructionStartDate |
1933
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| country |
United States
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|
| crosses |
San Francisco Bay
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| designer |
Charles H. Purcell
→
Daniel E. Moran → Leon S. Moisseiff → Ralph Modjeski → |
| easternSpanType |
self-anchored suspension bridge
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| hasPart |
Yerba Buena Island tunnel
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eastern span → western span → |
| hasTollPlaza |
Oakland side
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| length |
about 4.46 miles
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about 7.18 km → |
| locatedIn |
California
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| locatedInCity |
Oakland
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San Francisco → |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
San Francisco Bay Area
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| maintainedBy |
Bay Area Toll Authority
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California Department of Transportation → |
| newEasternSpanOpened |
2013
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| opened |
1936-11-12
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| openedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (via telephone ceremony)
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| openedToTraffic |
1936
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| originalEasternSpanClosed |
2013
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| parallelTo |
San Francisco–Oakland Transbay Tube
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| partOf |
Interstate 80
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|
| partOfNetwork |
Bay Area toll bridge system
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| passesThrough |
Yerba Buena Island
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| regionServed |
Northern California
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| replacedStructure |
original eastern cantilever span
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| retrofitAfter |
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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| significance |
major highway link across central San Francisco Bay
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| subjectOf |
Loma Prieta earthquake retrofitting
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| tollCollectionMethod |
all-electronic tolling
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| tollDirection |
westbound
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| trafficLanes |
multiple lanes in each direction
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| westernSpanType |
suspension bridge
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Treasure Island
("Yerba Buena Island Tunnel")
→
Treasure Island → |
connectedBy |
|
American Bridge Company
→
American Bridge Company ("San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span replacement") → |
hasNotableProject |
|
Port of San Francisco
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adjacentTo |
|
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
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alsoKnownAs |
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Yerba Buena Island
("eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge")
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|
connects |
|
San Francisco Bay
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|
crossedBy |
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Yerba Buena Island
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inBayBridgeSystem |
|
Aquarium of the Bay
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near |
|
Bay Bridge
→
|
officialName |
|
San Mateo–Hayward Bridge
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parallelTo |
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Yerba Buena Island
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|
traversedBy |