Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
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The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge (officially renamed the John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge in 1981[3]) is the northernmost of the east–west crossings of California's San Francisco Bay, carrying Interstate 580 from Richmond on the east to San Rafael on the west. It opened in 1956, replacing ferry service by the Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company,[4] and was officially renamed in 1981 to honor California State Senator John F. McCarthy, who championed the bridge's creation.[5]
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37.9347°N 122.4338°W / 37.9347; -122.4338 |
Carries | 5 lanes (2 upper, 2-3 lower) of I-580, bike/pedestrian |
Crosses | San Francisco Bay |
Locale | San Rafael and Richmond, California |
Official name | John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge |
Other name(s) | Richmond Bridge San Rafael Bridge |
Named for | John F. McCarthy |
Owner | State of California |
Maintained by | California Department of Transportation and the Bay Area Toll Authority |
ID number | 28 0100 |
Website | www |
Characteristics | |
Design | Double-Decked Dual Cantilever bridge with Pratt Truss Approach |
Total length | 29,040 ft (5.500 mi; 8.85 km) |
Longest span | 326 m (1,070 ft) cantilever structure |
No. of spans | 77 in total, consisting of: 19 girder spans (west) |
Piers in water | 70[1] |
Clearance below | 185 feet (56 m) (main channel) 135 feet (41 m) (secondary channel) |
History | |
Designer | Norman Raab |
Constructed by | Gerwick—Kiewit Joint Venture (substructure) Kiewit—Soda—Judson Pacific-Murphy Joint Venture (superstructure) |
Construction start | March 1953 |
Construction cost | US$62,000,000 (equivalent to $694,800,000 in 2023) |
Opened | September 1, 1956; 67 years ago (September 1, 1956) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 66,800 (2011) 67,800 (2012) |
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