San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (known locally as the Bay Bridge) spans the San Francisco Bay and links the Californian cities of Oakland and San Francisco in the United States. The bridge consists of two major segments connecting a central island, Yerba Buena Island, with each shore. The western segment terminating in San Francisco consists of two suspension bridges end-to-end with a central anchorage. The eastern span terminating in Oakland consists of a truss causeway, five medium-span truss bridges and a double-tower cantilever span, scheduled to be replaced by an entirely new structure now under construction. The original bridges were designed by Ralph Modjeski. The Bay Bridge opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, six months before San Francisco's other famous bridge, the Golden Gate.

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San Francisco Bay - Californian - Oakland - San Francisco - United States - Yerba Buena Island - Suspension bridges - Truss bridges - Cantilever span - Ralph Modjeski - November 12 - 1936 - Golden Gate

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