Tag: Bay Bridge demolition

Roadbuilding

Caltrans dismantles 504-foot long section of old Bay Bridge

The California Department of Transportation recently dismantled a massive chunk of the old Bay Bridge in Oakland. According to Caltrans, the department finished up a major project at the beginning of the month in its three-year demolition of the old Bay Bridge as it cut loose the 504-foot long, 2,500-ton steel truss and lowered it onto waiting […]

February 16, 2016

Construction Equipment

Demolition of old Bay Bridge will be a delicate exercise

Calling the old Bay Bridge “the world’s largest armed bow and arrow,” Caltrans bridge engineer Brian Maroney told the Contra Costa Times that bringing down the span will be a bit riskier than the most demolition projects. Built in 1936, the Bay Bridge brought millions upon millions of passengers between Oakland and San Francisco before it […]

November 14, 2013