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San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge
Photos
San Francisco Bay Bridge
California Drawbridges (Bernard C.Winn)
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
BH Photo #289898
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on CA Route 92 San Mateo Toll Road
- Location
- San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1929; Replaced 1968; West Lift tower and two remaining spans were demolished in 1984
- Builder
- - Murphy-Pacific Corp. of San Francisco, California (Lift Span)
- Design
- Through truss vertical lift
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.58041, -122.25429 (decimal degrees)
37°34'49" N, 122°15'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/565843/4159523 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- San Mateo
- Inventory number
- BH 62119 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 31, 2014: New photo from Luke
- July 30, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info from "Al Zampa And the Bay Area Bridges"
- July 30, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler
Sources
- Douglas Butler
- Luke
- Al Zampa And the Bay Area Bridges by John V. Robinson - Book
Comments
San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge
I believe the photo entitled "Bridge circa 1967" was actually taken in the spring of 1968 - this image was used as a cover illustration for the San Mateo phone directory that year.
San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge
The second image was used on the cover of the 1968 San Mateo telephone directory, if my memory serves me right. The coming of the replacement span in late 1967 to me was a graphic reminder of the rapid changes that were taking place in the Bay Area...
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The "west tower and two remaining truss spans" were removed in the summer of 1968, not 1984 - the 1984 date is when the towers and spans of the old Dumbarton Bride to the south were removed.