Suspension Bridges Crossing San Francisco Bay

This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing San Francisco Bay. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1936: San Francisco-Oakland Bay

Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
Bridgemeister ID:184 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1936
Name:San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Location:Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA
Crossing:San Francisco Bay
Coordinates:37.78667 N 122.39 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:C.H. Purcell, Glenn B. Woodruff
References:AAJ, AZB, BAAW, BC3, BPL, GBD, LAB, OBB1, SFOM, USS
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:6
Main Spans:1 x 678 meters (2,224.4 feet),
1 x 673.6 meters (2,210 feet)
Side Spans:4
Deck width:66 feet (58 feet roadway)

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Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Andrew Holbrook Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1937: Golden Gate

San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
Bridgemeister ID:188 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1937
Name:Golden Gate
Location:San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA
Crossing:San Francisco Bay
Coordinates:37.82 N 122.47667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph B. Strauss, Leon Moisseiff, Charles A. Ellis, Irving F. Morrow
References:AAJ, AZB, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, GAT, GBD, GGB, LAB, SPG
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,280.2 meters (4,200 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 343 meters (1,125.41 feet)
Deck width:80 feet

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Photo courtesy Ronald and Elizabeth Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Dean DeSantis Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

2013: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Eastern Span

Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
Bridgemeister ID:2695 (added 2019-05-27)
Year Completed:2013
Name:San Francisco-Oakland Bay Eastern Span
Location:Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, California, USA
Crossing:San Francisco Bay
Coordinates:37.816217 N 122.356859 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2024)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Characteristics:Self-anchored

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Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell


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