Oakland's Own Photo Story: East Span Bay Bridge Tour!!!

If you've read my profile, you know I'm a civil engineer for a construction company. My company did not work on any part of the Bay Bridge project, but due to my "construction perks," I got an opportunity to tour the new east span of the Bay Bridge before they officially open to traffic on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd! The bridge is BEAUTIFUL and well worth the wait. I'm really grateful I got to see it up close in a way I never will again. Enjoy the photos and video!

Cross section of the SAS Cables

Side Profile of the SAS Cables

Shear Link mock up

Cross Section of Concrete piles

Original bridge "troll"

New span

New Span

Expansion Joint shots

Expansion Joint Shots

Expansion Joint Shots

Cable Supports

Tower at New Span

Tower at New Span

Tower New Span

New Span

Tower at New Span

The old bridge

Bolts!...Not the infamous ones

Tower at New Span

Tower New Span

Detail at the Tower

Pedestrian path at the New Span

Pedestrian Bridge at New Span

Oakland from the New Bridge

Cormorant Condo's! These are actually fake birds. Environmentalist are trying to lure the Cormorants from their homes at the Old Bridge to the new bridge. These condos come complete with static neighbors and 24hr Cormorant songs 

All photos are property of Leah Turner.