Building the Bay Bridge: A journey in photos . Looking at this, it feels like I accidentally walked in on the Bay Bridge when it was naked. The western span towers, as crews add suspension cables. Looking at this, it feels like I accidentally walked in on the Bay Bridge when it was naked. The bridge cost $7. Golden Gate Bridge. Two towers of the Golden Gate Bridge under construction before the. 1936 - A bridge worker looks across to the San Francisco. Popeye the Sailor -- Bridge Ahoy. Popeye cartoons continued production under Famous Studios following. Popeye the Sailor -- Bridge Ahoy! Treasure Island's Det 13 was assigned under March AFB's 3933rd. The western span, after the main suspension cables were done. The bridge cost $7. Golden Gate Bridge. An July 1. 93. 4 article - - 1. The Bay Bridge is in full erector set mode here, as the framework of the western span is complete, and the roadways are just starting to get built. The unfinished bridge roadway from the inside - - did we mention that there were no nets under the bridge? I'm going to have nightmares about this. The unfinished bridge roadway from the inside - - did we mention that there were no nets under the bridge? This photo looks more awesome if you play the . Building continues on the top deck of the bridge. This photo looks more awesome if you play the . This gives me a bad flashback to the 1. Loma Prieta earthquake bridge damage. Construction continues on the approach near Fremont Street. This gives me a bad flashback to the 1. Loma Prieta earthquake bridge damage. The bridge was completed, months ahead of schedule, in about three years. Extensive work outside the west side of the Yerba Buena Tunnel. The bridge was completed, months ahead of schedule, in about three years. Note the catwalk is similar to the ones currently on the new eastern span. 75th Anniversary; Memory Wall; Construction Cameras; Small Business; Contact Us; Caltrans. Demolition of the original East Span is well under. The Triborough Bridge. Don har man under de senaste b. Workers tighten and add sheathing to the suspension cable on the bridge. Note the catwalk is similar to the ones currently on the new eastern span. In this photo, workers compress 1. In this photo, workers compress 1. How do we know it's the last rivet? These guys are in suits. How do we know it's the last rivet? These guys are in suits. Merriam takes a blowtorch to a golden chain, celebrating the opening of the bridge. News agencies reported that Merriam nearly burned another dignitary. That's former president Herbert Hoover on the left. Merriam takes a blowtorch to a golden chain, celebrating the opening of the bridge. News agencies reported that Merriam nearly burned another dignitary. That's former president .. Emperor Norton is credited! The approach outside the Bay Bridge shortly before it opened to traffic. Bridge- related backups caused gridlock throughout the Bay Area. Nov. 1. 2, 1. 93. The approach outside the Bay Bridge shortly before it opened to traffic. Bridge- related backups caused gridlock throughout the Bay Area. In the first 2. 4 hours, 1. Upper deck traffic went in two directions until the 1. Note the pedestrian access on the sides. Nov. 1. 2, 1. 93. In the first 2. 4 hours, 1. Upper deck traffic went in two directions until the 1. Note the pedestrian access on the sides. Frank Merriam addresses a crowd. School let out early, and the city was mobbed. The Mangfall Bridge is a motorway bridge. Construction began in March 1934 and was mainly carried out by MAN SE. During the fireworks and a light show, Telegraph Hill was reportedly . Frank Merriam addresses a crowd. School let out early, and the city was mobbed. During the fireworks and a light show, Telegraph Hill was reportedly . More from the opening festivities. Before a fireworks display, military ships surrounded the Bay Bridge and offered a light show. Nov. 1. 2, 1. 93. More from the opening festivities. Before a fireworks display, military ships surrounded the Bay Bridge and offered a light show. Tolls started at 6. April 1. 7, 1. 93. Chronicle editorials had called for free passage. Tolls started at 6. Bay Bridge painters on one of the western span suspension cables. There were no nets, and between 2. Bay Bridge workers died. Nov. 1. 7, 1. 94. Bay Bridge painters on one of the western span suspension cables. There were no nets, and between 2. Bay Bridge workers died. A bridge painter has a Tin Man- from- . Let's not even think about what was in that paint. Nov. 1. 7, 1. 94. A bridge painter has a Tin Man- from- . Let's not even think about what was in that paint. Tudor and others look at a model of a proposed second parallel span - - one of several bridge proposals of the era that didn't happen. Nov. Tudor and others look at a model of a proposed second parallel span - - one of several bridge proposals of the era that didn't happen. The lower level of the bridge was originally reserved for trucks and rail, including the Key System. The rails were removed in 1. Jan. 2. 6, 1. 96. The lower level of the bridge was originally reserved for trucks and rail, including the Key System. The rails were removed in 1. Old and new spans can be seen behind a vintage Packard automobile, on display during the 7. Nov. 1. 0 2. 01. 1: Old and new spans can be seen behind a vintage Packard automobile, on display during the 7. Last month, half the Bay Area celebrated the 7. Art Deco- y brother to the west. Roosevelt. I found file photos from the original 1. At the time of its Nov. Bay Bridge was called the most complicated construction project in U. S. The parade of a million people in its honor was the largest in city history. People sat in eight hours of traffic to cross the bridge . Strictly from a functional point of view, it. And it has a unique beauty, with the western and eastern spans reflecting each side of the bay. I was especially surprised to see the superlatives that political leaders used to describe the bridge, especially considering how much it. Every major public official weighed in, including two presidents. When he died a couple of years ago, Mr. Fogle was the last surviving construction worker who had jobs with both Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction worker. Photo credit in our archives weren. Chronicle. The Acklies and Brokaws would have been stars on Twitter and You. Tube if this happened in 2. Here. A pre- Chronicle Herb Caen (then in his early 2. Caen started his column in the Chronicle two years later.* For the first time, readers got to choose this week! Not that the aerobics photos aren. The California penal system is involved. And shirtless photos of Dwight Clark . Below are three more bridge photos . Contact him at phartlaub@sfchronicle. WGBHJune 1. 93. 6The most dramatic safety feature in bridge- building history is introduced at the Golden Gate Bridge work site. A large net is slung under the entire bridge, at a cost of over $1. It hangs 6. 0 feet below the construction workers, and ultimately saves 1. Workers perform tasks more quickly and confidently, knowing the net is in place. The men who survive falls into the net call themselves the . It hangs like a massive hammock between the two towers, suspended from the cables by 2. Despite delays, the bridge has taken only four and a half months longer to build than originally planned. Early summer, 1. 93. Joseph Strauss resigns from the District. The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley. The bridge opens to the public. May 2. 8, 1. 93. 7The bridge opens to vehicles after President Franklin Roosevelt presses a telegraph key in the White House announcing the occasion to the whole world. The bridge has opened ahead of schedule and under budget. In the first hours, 1,8. By midnight, 3. 2,3. March 2. 8, 1. 93. Strauss suffers a heart attack. May 1. 6, 1. 93. 8Strauss dies at the age of sixty- eight, eleven days short of the first anniversary of his magnificent bridge's opening. May 2. 8, 1. 94. 1Officials dedicate a monument to Joseph Strauss at a magnificent spot below the bridge toll plaza. August 2. 2, 1. 94. Charles Ellis dies at an Evanston, Illinois hospital. Whether he ever saw the completed Golden Gate Bridge prior to his death is unknown. Mid 1. 95. 0s. Judson- Pacific Murphy of South San Francisco is awarded $3. December 1, 1. 95. A howling 6. 9- mile- per- hour windstorm blows through the Golden Gate, shaking the bridge's steel towers. The storm is so bad that the roadway starts to ripple. When one side starts pitching 1. Casual inspection the next day shows little damage. October 1. 96. 8The first one- way toll system in the world starts on the Golden Gate Bridge. Motorists can pay a round- trip toll in one direction and cross without stopping to pay in the other direction. Early 1. 97. 0s. All suspender ropes are replaced after inspectors find corrosion near the gusset plates at the intersection of some ropes and the floor system chords. The last of the construction bonds is retired. Bridge tolls have financed $3. February 2. 2, 1. The one billionth car crosses the bridge. August 1. 5, 1. 98. Construction is finished on a new orthotropic steel plate deck. May 2. 4, 1. 98. 7The Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 5. Following a year- long study, the Historical Review Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers declares that Ellis, working with Moisseiff, is .
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