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  2. Charles H. Purcell - Wikipedia

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    The Sacramento Bee, referring to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, commented upon his retirement, "It can be said that if the bridge is a monument to any single individual, that honor should go to Purcell." [4] He died at his home in Sacramento on 7 September 1951 [6] at age 68 after a brief illness, just five weeks after he retired.

  3. San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The official name of the bridge for all functional purposes has always been the "San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge", and, by most local people, it is referred to simply as "the Bay Bridge". Rolph, a Mayor of San Francisco from 1912 to 1931, was the Governor of California at the time construction of the bridge began. He died in office on June 2 ...

  4. Yerba Buena Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    It is the part of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge complex that crosses Yerba Buena Island. The Yerba Buena Tunnel carries ten lanes of Interstate 80 (I-80) on two decks, connecting the two component spans of the Bay Bridge, the western suspension span and the eastern self-anchored suspension span. At the opening of the Bay Bridge in 1936, it ...

  5. California Toll Bridge Authority - Wikipedia

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    On December 29, 1947, Director of Public Works Charles H. Purcell created the Division of San Francisco Bay Toll Crossings to carry out the planning, construction, and operations of all state-owned toll bridges. [2] On September 12, 1951, the Authority purchased two private toll bridges, the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge and the Dumbarton Bridge. [3]

  6. Yerba Buena Island - Wikipedia

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    Yerba Buena Island (Spanish: Isla Yerba Buena) [2] sits in San Francisco Bay within the borders of the City and County of San Francisco.The Yerba Buena Tunnel runs through its center and connects the western and eastern spans of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, linking the city with Oakland, California.

  7. Dumbarton Bridge (California) - Wikipedia

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    The Dumbarton Bridge and its adjacent powerline towers. The Dumbarton Bridge is the southernmost of the highway bridges across San Francisco Bay in California.Carrying over 70,000 vehicles [1] and about 118 pedestrian and bicycle crossings daily [2] (384 on weekends [3]), it is the shortest bridge across San Francisco Bay at 1.63 miles (8,600 ft; 2,620 m).

  8. Left Coast Lifter - Wikipedia

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    Left Coast Lifter is a floating derrick barge or sheerleg which was built to assist in the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.The barge carries a shear legs crane which is the largest barge crane ever used on the U.S. West Coast.

  9. Bay Bridge - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, California, United States Bay Bridge Series , defunct Major League Baseball rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics Upper Bay Bridge , Newark-Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

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