Hemingway survived the accident on the bridge

Bay Bridge Bridge Bay Bridge connects San Francisco and Oakland, and can compete with the symbol of the city - Golden Gate Bridge. Bay Bridge in San Francisco is another marvel of construction. Thanks to him was possible road and rail links between the San Francisco Peninsula in the west and the city of Oakland, in Alameda County, in the east. The bridge consists of two parts, which are connected by a tunnel under the island of Yerba Buena. Directions to Bay Bridge fee. On January 1, 2007 fare is $ 4. But the need to pay only if you are going and Oakland to San Francisco, that is, from east to west. One of the famous bridge of San Francisco's Bridge Project was prepared in the days of "gold fever", but its construction only began in 1933 after three years Bay Bridge was fully prepared, and 12 November 1936 held its official opening. Six months later, construction began on another famous bridge of San Francisco - Golden Gate. In September 1935, the bridge suffered from the terrible hurricane that killed over 400 people. On that fateful day the bridge fell down the train, with a height of five meters. Among the few survivors of the disaster was the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. He sent a letter to his publisher, which reported that he was in a terrible storm. Repair of the bridge lasted until 1938 in 1972 g.postroili new bridge, a length of 1.5 kilometers. Designed a masterpiece, Charles Purcell, the chief designer of "American Bridge Company, specialized in building bridges. At first passenger cars were allowed to pass only on the upper level and the bottom was opened to trucks and rail. Later, when the bridge was fully completed, on the lower level has been authorized to travel public transportation in San Francisco. This magnificent bridge has already become a victim of natural disasters for the construction of the bridge Bay Bridge took a record amount of steel and concrete. Its total length is about 7.2 kilometers, each level has five lanes, the overall width of 17.5 meters. Bay Bridge again became a victim of the disaster in 1989 when an earthquake destroyed part of a bridge between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland. After that, it was decided to replace the seismically unstable part of the design for a more secure. Construction of this part of the bridge began in 2002, but work proceeded poorly, and its quality has not always been satisfactory. Now hope that the Bay Bridge will be completed by 2013, and is six years later than originally projected. The new design will be built with the latest engineering technologies, as well as, in contrast to the old half, will be equipped with pedestrian and bicycle paths. See also: Favorite city of Hollywood film producers