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  2. Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

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    The eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge was a construction project to replace a seismically unsound portion of the Bay Bridge with a new self-anchored suspension bridge (SAS) and a pair of viaducts. The bridge is in the U.S. state of California and crosses the San Francisco Bay between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland.

  3. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake - Wikipedia

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    On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

  4. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The events in the TV sitcom Full House episode "Aftershocks" (December 8, 1989) take place following the Loma Prieta earthquake; it centers on 7-year-old Stephanie Tanner having a hard time telling her father Danny about how she fears another aftershock might happen and kill him (since he is a widowed single father) as well as other members of the family.

  5. San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The toll rate for autos on other Bay Area bridges was increased to $5 (equivalent to $6.99 in 2023), but in the Bay Bridge a variable pricing tolling scheme based on congestion was implemented. The Bay Bridge congestion pricing scheme charged a $6 toll (equivalent to $8.38 in 2023) from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through ...

  6. Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy ...

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    The 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska's Prince William Sound spurred Congress and a few states to require tug escorts for oil tankers. But those limited requirements were aimed at protecting ...

  7. Category:Bridge collapses - Wikipedia

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  9. Chesapeake Bay Bridge crash: 40-plus vehicles involved, 13 ...

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    The Associated Press reported more than 40 vehicles were involved in the massive crash on the Bay Bridge, injuring 13 people and snarling traffic for about six hours, authorities said.