The San Francisco Bay Area's most famous landmark is a bridge, the Golden Gate. But local residents know that the Golden Gate Bridge is only one of many bridges needed to get around in Northern California. The Bay Area boasts 7 bridges used in packed daily commutes around town: the Golden Gate Bridge, San-Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (aka The Bay Bridge), Dumbarton Bridge, Carquinez Bridge, Benicia-Martinez Bridge, San Mateo Hayward Bridge, and Richmond San Rafael Bridge. Traffic, construction, poor driving, weather, and multiple exits are all factor that can contribute to bridge-related crashes. With NoCal's high number of bridges and enormous number of commuters, bridge accidents are a weekly and sometimes daily occurrence. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a Bay Area bridge accident, please call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak with an attorney at no cost, or visit our main website at www.alawpro.com for more information.
The Bay Area's bridges are a crucial piece of its transportation network. No Cal bridges are in constant use by cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, bicycles and pedestrians. Traffic can be heavy at any time and especially at rush hour on nearly all SF area bridges. Accidents on bridges can make commuting a nightmare. Following is a list of the seven bridges that Northern Californians use to cross the Bay and other waters. The list includes information about the bridges' locations, freeway linkages, traffic capacities, and tolls.
Golden Gate Bridge
Location: San Francisco Bay, spanning San Francisco to Marin County
Highway Connection: part of US Route 101 and State Route 1
Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT): 118,000
Capacity: 6 lanes
Users: Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, Pedestrians
Toll: Yes (southbound)
San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, also known as “The Bay Bridge”Location: San Francisco Bay, from Oakland to San Francisco
Highway Connection: part of I-80
AADT: 270,000
Capacity: 10 lanes on 2 levels
Users: Motor Vehicles
Toll: Yes (westbound)
Dumbarton Bridge
Location: San Francisco Bay, spanning Fremont to Menlo Park
Highway Connection: part of State Route 84
AADT: 81,000
Capacity: 6 lanes
Users: Motor Vehicles, Bikes, Pedestrians
Toll: Yes (westbound)
San Mateo - Hayward Bridge
Location: SF Bay, from the Peninsula (Foster City) to East Bay (Hayward)
Highway Connection: part of SR 92
AADT: 93,000
Capacity: 6 lanes
Users: Motor Vehicles
Toll: Yes (westbound)
Richmond - San Rafael Bridge
Location: San Fran Bay, from Richmond to San Rafael
Highway Connection: part of I-580
AADT: n/a
Capacity: 4 lanes, 2 levels
Users: Motor Vehicles
Toll: Yes (westbound)
Carquinez Bridge
Location: Carquinez Strait, from Vallejo to Crockett
Highway Connection: part of Interstate-80
AADT: not available
Capacity: 8 lanes
Users: Motor Vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles
Toll: Yes (eastbound)
Benicia-Martinez Bridge
Location: Carquinez Strait, from Benicia to Martinez
Highway Connection: part of I-680
AADT: n/a
Capacity: 8 lanes, 2 levels
Users: Motor Vehicles
Toll: Yes (northbound)
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