Bay Bridge | History
The largest cantilever bridge
of its time, the Oakland part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
“The planned demolition of half of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge represents one of the greatest single losses of a historic resource in the modern history of the United States.”
By The Numbers
1933
construction began July 9th
1936
the bridge opened November 12th
77
million dollars to build
63.3
foot wide cantilever bridge
23,498.5
feet long
8,300
men worked on the Bay Bridge
9
million cars crossed the first year
102
million cars cross per year currently
