"There's a surreal serenity atop the world's longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge, crowned by a thick blanket of fog more than 500 feet above the rippling tides off Yerba Buena Island's eastern shore. From here, the nearly 300,000 daily commuters below who cross the newest, asymmetrical side of the Bay Bridge look like a frenetic ant highway, as 15 mph winds blow towards the perennial stack of vibrant shipping containers that frame the Port of Oakland."
"As revealed for the first time by Bart Ney, who quickly became one of the most prominent public faces of the bridge as the California Department of Transportation's Bay Area spokesperson in the early 2000s, the creative team at Popular Mechanics magazine took a little extra creative license when putting the Bay Bridge on the cover of their June 2007 issue."
"When our designers saw that, it was so compelling we redesigned the top of the bridge. Roughly 24 years and $6.5 billion in the making, when it reopened to Labor Day weekend traffic in 2013, the Bay Bridge was the most expensive public works project completed in California a title it still holds, along with its place as the fourth most expensive such"
Fog often crowns the tower of the world's longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge more than 500 feet above Yerba Buena Island's eastern shore, offering panoramic views of shipping containers at the Port of Oakland, barges beneath the 1.4-mile span, and Coast Guard patrols near Treasure Island. Nearly 300,000 daily commuters traverse the asymmetrical eastern span, where 15 mph winds sweep toward the waterfront. The rebuilt eastern span followed a 24-year, $6.5 billion effort after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and reopened to Labor Day weekend traffic in 2013. A late design decision altered the tower roof, adding parapet-like features and a small inspector element that became an iconic top.
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