Crossing Every Bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area

the San Francisco Bay area is home to many iconic Bridges some of which have been featured in countless films movies and music videos throughout the years some of the bridges found here are known worldwide for their design and visual appeal and are simply some of the most fun Bridges to drive across in the entire world in this video we are going to be exploring all of the main bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area highlighted here on this map and without further Ado let's check out some of the bay areas most iconic Bridges and before anyone says anything yes I'm totally aware of the Antioch Bridge located way out here in the California delta but that is not part of the San Francisco Bay area that is part of the California delta and I refuse to include it on this list all right with that said let's get on to our list the first Bridge we will be looking at today in the San Francisco Bay area is the benisha Martinez Bridge which crosses the kinz straight near Sisson Bay this bridge is located between the two cities of Martinez and Contra Casta County and bisha in Solano County the bridge was originally open to traffic in 1962 and the southbound Lanes use the original Bridge while the Northbound Lanes use a new bridge that was constructed in 2007 as part of an expansion project along Interstate 680 the southbound Bridge features four lanes of traffic while the new Northbound Bridge features five Lanes of traffic there is also a third Bridge a railroad bridge that crosses through here and was built in 1930 and is located between the two freeway Bridges the bonisha Martinez Bridge has a total length of 8,976 Ft or 1.7 Mi and is told going northbound the next bridge is the kinz bridge which also crosses the Carin straight near the entrance to San Pablo Bay Interstate 80 crosses the kinz bridge and the eastbound Lanes use the older bridge that opened in 1958 while the westbound Lanes use a newer bridge that open open to traffic in 2003 and that bridge is known as the Alfred zampa Memorial Bridge prior to the construction of the Alfred zampa Memorial Bridge the westbound Lanes used the original kinz bridge that was in operation from 1927 until 2003 the westbound Lanes cross a suspension bridge while the eastbound Lanes cross a canver bridge the bridge has a total length of 3,300 ft for the Canal Bridge and 3,465 ft for the supension Bridge the kinz bridge is told going eastbound along Interstate 80 our next bridge that we will be looking at is the dumb Barton Bridge which carries California State Route 84 across the San Francisco [Music] Bay the dumb Barton bridge is the southernmost major Bridge Crossing in the San Francisco Bay Area the bridge mainly passes over the San Francisco Bay Area National Wildlife Refuge and and passes between the cities of Fremont in Alam County and Meno Park in San Mato County the current bridge is the second bridge that crossed through this area after the original bridge that was constructed in 1927 and was demolished soon after the current Bridge opened in 1982 the dumb Barton Bridge has a total length of 8,600 Ft or about 1.6 miles and Carries an estimated 70,000 vehicles per day making it the least traveled of all the Bay Area Bridges the bridge is told going westbound along California State Route [Music] 84 [Music] the next bridge in the San Francisco Bay area is the San Mato Hayward Bridge which also crosses the San Francisco Bay and is the longest bridge in California and the Bay Area and is the 25th longest bridge in the entire [Music] world the Bridge crosses between Hayward in Alam county and San Mato in San Mato County the bridge has a total length of 36,960 Ft or 7 m long the current Sano Hayward Bridge opened to traffic in 1967 and replace the original Bridge which opened in [Music] 1929 the bridge sees roughly 93,000 vehicles per day and has a toll going westbound along California State Route [Music] 92 our next bridge in the San Francisco Bay area is the Richmond San rafhael Bridge and is the northernmost crossing of the San Francisco Bay and is located between the cities of San Rafael and Marin County and Richmond and Contra Costa County this bridge also has the unofficial nickname of being the dinosaur Bridge because it looks like a dinosaur as it crosses the San Francisco Bay the bridge is a double deck dual Canever bridge and has a total length of 29,40 Ft or 5.5 m long which is is almost exactly the height that Mount Everest is tall the bridge was constructed in the 1950s and open to traffic on September 1 1956 for a cost of 62 million the bridge is currently part of Interstate 580 and was originally part of State Route 17 the bridge has been retrofitted a number of times throughout the years to help it withstand the frequent earthquakes that the San Francisco Bay Area suffers from like the previous two Bridges the bridge has a toll going westbound our next bridge in the Bay Area is the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge and as the name implies it crosses the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland the bridge carries Interstate 80 across the San Francisco Bay and is by far the busiest bridge in the San Francisco Bay area and sees roughly 250,000 Vehicles Crossing it every day the bridge is simply iconic as far as Bay Area Bridges go the bridge has a total length of roughly 4.4 mil between its two spans The Bridge originally opened to traffic on November 12th 1936 prior to 2013 the Eastern span was a double decker canver span however in 1989 the LMA Prieta earthquake severely damaged the Eastern span and plans were underway to replace the Aging structure the new Eastern span of the Bay Bridge open to traffic on September 2 2013 and cost 6.5 billion the Western span is a double decker suspension bridge and Carries westbound traffic on its upper section and eastbound traffic on its lower section and the Western span is part of the original Bay Bridge when it opened in 1936 the views of the San Francisco skyline as you're coming into San Francisco along the Bay Bridge are some of the most iconic images of San Francisco you will ever see our final bridge that we will be looking at today is the one and only Golden Gate Bridge which spans the Golden Gate straight connecting the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean the bridge connects the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County and both US Route 101 and Highway 1 also known as the Pacific Coast Highway cross the bridge the bridge also marks the Northern end of the El Camino Royale along US 101 and north of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway 101 is simply known as as the Redwood Highway the Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge and has a total length of 8,980 Ft or about 1.7 Mi the bridge began Construction in 1933 and opened to traffic on May 27 1937 the bridge is recognized by the American Society of civil engineers as one of the wonders of the modern world and the bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of not only San Francisco but California and the United States as a whole there's very few things that I could say about the Golden Gate Bridge that haven't already been said and the bridge is simply an icon to Bridges all over the world and is a testament to what we as humans can build if we really set our minds to it well folks I really hope you all enjoyed this video of all the bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area the San Francisco Bay area's unique geography led to the creation of many of these Bridges and they connect millions of people all throughout California's second largest urban area and one of the largest urban areas in the United States I don't know where the San Francisco Bay Area would be without all these iconic Bridges and I really hope you all enjoy exploring them with me what is your favorite bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area be sure to let me know in the comments I want to thank you all so much for watching this video and I hope you all have a great day take care everyone thank you for watching

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Length: 10min 0sec (600 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 26 2023