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The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure or the Cypress Freeway, was a 1.6-mile-long (2.5 km), raised two-deck, multi-lane (four lanes per tier) freeway constructed of reinforced concrete that was originally part of the Nimitz Freeway (State Route 17, and later, Interstate 880) in Oakland, California, United States.
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A large double-decker section in Oakland, known as the Cypress Street Viaduct, collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, causing 42 deaths; initial estimates were significantly higher, but, because many commuters on both sides of the bay had left early or stayed late to watch Game 3 of the San Francisco–Oakland World Series, the ...
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The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.
They stood out among abstract depictions of the bridge collapse and salvage efforts as well as a violent scene from the U.S. southern border that showed a row of armored officers fighting back ...
Structure destroyed, remains demolished and removed. The ground-level Cypress Street is now Mandela Parkway. The collapsed Cypress Street Viaduct seen from ground-level. Note detachment of upper vertical elements from lower and the lack of reinforcement at the point of detachment. Replacement route for I-880 built around West Oakland.
(KRON) — A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean Monday amid pounding waves and an ongoing high surf advisory. Three people went into the water with two having to be rescued ...