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Bridge opened length
(mi)		 clearance
(ft)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1936 4.5 526
Golden Gate Bridge 1937 1.7 745
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge 1956 5.5 185
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge 1956 7.0 135

Bay Bridge
Plans were started in the 1920's
It was decided to go thru Yerba Buena Island (a navy base at the time) to reduce cost.

A suspension bridge for the East Span was determined to be unfeasible due to the physical conditions of the bay. Ultimately, a cantilever bridge was chosen to span Oakland to Yerba Buena Island and a suspension bridge from the island to San Francisco, with a bore tunnel connecting the two.

New East span (Skyway) opened Sept 1, 2013 Skyway | Bay Bridge Info

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last updated 16 Sep 2013