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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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 |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1964 Verrazzano Narrows (Verrazano Narrows) - Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA.
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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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