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| Apr.4 |
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Ship's pilot blamed for bridge crash| A 'chain of errors' by Capt. Guy Kleess caused the tanker Overseas Reymar to crash into a tower of the Bay Bridge, according to an investigation | |
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| Feb.21 |
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Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge 
| A crane fell over while working on the new eastern span in the first significant construction accident at the site of the new spa | |
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| Jan.8 |
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NTSB joins investigation into oil tanker crash The National Transportation Safety Board has gotten involved as the Coast Guard continues its investigation into the oil tanker crash into a bridge tower
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| Jan.7 |
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Tanker ship sideswipes Bay Bridge tower | 750-foot Overseas Raymar exiting the bay struck one of the towers of the bridge. The ship and the bridge sustained only minor surface damage | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Storm causing major problems around the Bay Area | Power was knocked out temporarily on the Bay Bridge and the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge. Partial outage reported on the San Mateo Bridge | |
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| Jul.11 |
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Sand spill block lanes on eastbound Bay Bridge
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| Jul.5 |
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Police activity causes traffic mess on Bay Bridge An officer was following a car at a high rate of speed when the car crashed at the S-curve. A CHP officer fired off at least one shot
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| Dec.23 |
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Fatal crash closes lanes of Bay Bridge
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| Dec.5 |
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AC Transit bus crash clogs bridge commute
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| Jun.11 |
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Bridge reopened after jumper talked down
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| Oct.26 |
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Family of driver in bridge crash files suit. San Francisco
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| Jun.30 |
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Fatal, Fiery Crash |
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| Apr.28 |
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Family Files Suit In Bridge Plunge Death Hayward: The family of Tahir Fakhar, 56, who died when his big-rig plunged over the side of the Bay Bridge last November is holding the state account...
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| Mar.17 |
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Power Outage Knocks Out Bridge Lights |
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| Feb.21 |
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Peninsula Power Outage Affects 11,000+ San Bruno: An outage was reported at 5:58 p.m. and was affecting about 10,000 customers as of 7 p.m. The outage briefly knocked out lights on the Bay B...
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| Nov.9 |
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Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off bridge A big rig was traveling at high speeds when the driver lost control at the S curve. The truck dropped about 200 feet onto Yerba Buena Island
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| Nov.1 |
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Bridge Won't Be Open For Monday With another workweek and another commuter crush looming, there was still no word on when the bridge would be open to traffic again
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| Oct.29 |
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Traffic Lighter As Closure Enters 2nd Day
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| Oct.28 |
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No Estimate When Bay Bridge Will Open
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| Oct.27 |
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Bridge closes after rod snaps| Authorities indefinitely closed the Bay Bridge after a rod and a metal brace erected during an emergency repair job fell onto the westbound lanes. The brace was startling a pair of drivers who collided with the debris and ... | |
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| Oct.14 |
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Big-Rig Blocks WB Bay Bridge For Hours All westbound lanes were closed for about five and a half hours a big-rig overturned mid-span and created a traffic nightmare
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| Jul.7 |
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Man Dies After Being Found Injured |
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| Dec.29 |
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6-Car Crash Snarls Evening Traffic |
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| Aug.17 |
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Drunk Driver Blamed For Fatal Crash |
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| Jul.19 |
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Motorcyclist Dead, Arrest Made |
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| Apr.9 |
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Coast Guard couldn't have stopped crash
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| Feb.28 |
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Good Samaritan Killed
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| Dec.26 |
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Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore Half Moon Bay: Pieces of the Bridge that broke off when a container ship collided with it last month have shown up
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| Nov.7 |
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Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower
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No damage to bridge after bump by ship A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span
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| Oct.2 |
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Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang
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| Jun.9 |
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Accident shut down all westbound lanes
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| Apr.2 |
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Fatal Hit & Run At Toll Plaza
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| Mar.29 |
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Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs Biologists from Santa Cruz postponed the rescue a clutch of endangered peregrine falcon eggs from underneath the bridge
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| Feb.9 |
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BART Officers In Bridge Collision
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| Dec.16 |
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Lights Out Inside Bridge Tunnel
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| Dec.12 |
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Wet weather creates havoc with commute
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| Dec.11 |
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Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters
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| Jun.5 |
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Monday Morning Commute Confusion 
Caltrans warns drivers that new lane reconfigurations off the Bridge into San Francisco could cause big delays
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| Feb.3 |
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Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge
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| Jan.25 |
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Car Fire Snarls Traffic
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| Dec.4 |
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Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure
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| Sep.15 |
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Entire eastbound section of bridge closed
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| Sep.9 |
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Commuters stuck in heap of traffic
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| Dec.10 |
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Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers
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| Jul.26 |
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Driver in Toll Plaza crash had criminal past |
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| Jul.24 |
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Van crashes into toll plaza building, 2 killed The van ended up embedded in the back wall. The van's driver and his passenger died. 2 pedestrian injured
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| Apr.6 |
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State demands investigation into backup |
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| Apr.2 |
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Traffic Nightmare Creeps on for Hours 2 left lanes were shut down as police tried to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge
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| Feb.12 |
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Traffic a mess after major accident
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| Feb.2 |
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Flooding reported |
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| Nov.24 |
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Man alive after jumping off the Bridge |
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| Nov.13 |
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6-car crash has ground morning commute |
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| Aug.28 |
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Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire
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| Feb.11 |
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Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
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| Dec.12 |
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2 steel plates caused commuter backup |
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| Nov.8 |
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Lights Go Out on Bridge |
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| Oct.2 |
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40 mph gusts |
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| Jul.12 |
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Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel Westbound lanes 4 and 5 were closed on the upper deck, while eastbound lanes 1 and 2 were shut down on the lower deck
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| Jul.3 |
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Hostage situation leaves traffic mess Police shot Carl Cael, 48, holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. 85-year-old woman found shot to death
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| Jun.19 |
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Truck overturns, stops commute
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| May.31 |
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Messy spill of fish parts
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| Apr.29 |
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Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel |
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| Jan.4 |
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One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse 18,000-pound section collapsed as it was being moved. Victims worked on project to strengthen the span
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| Sep.25 |
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Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man
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| Feb.27 |
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Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet |
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| Sep.19 |
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Workers Fall off Bay Bridge |
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| Aug.15 |
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Boyfriend of missing woman jumps off bridge |
|
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.7 |
Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower
| 2002 |
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| May.31 |
Messy spill of fish parts
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| 2011 |
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| Jun.11 |
Bridge reopened after jumper talked down
| 2003 |
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| Nov.24 |
Man alive after jumping off the Bridge |
| 2000 |
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| Aug.15 |
Boyfriend of missing woman jumps off bridge |
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.11 |
Sand spill block lanes on eastbound Bay Bridge
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| Jul.5 |
Police activity causes traffic mess on Bay Bridge An officer was following a car at a high rate of speed when the car crashed at the S-curve. A CHP officer fired off at least one shot
| 2011 |
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| Dec.23 |
Fatal crash closes lanes of Bay Bridge
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| Dec.5 |
AC Transit bus crash clogs bridge commute
| 2010 |
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| Oct.26 |
Family of driver in bridge crash files suit. San Francisco
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| Jun.30 |
Fatal, Fiery Crash |
|
| Apr.28 |
Family Files Suit In Bridge Plunge Death Hayward: The family of Tahir Fakhar, 56, who died when his big-rig plunged over the side of the Bay Bridge last November is holding the state account...
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.9 |
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off bridge A big rig was traveling at high speeds when the driver lost control at the S curve. The truck dropped about 200 feet onto Yerba Buena Island
|
| Nov.1 |
Bridge Won't Be Open For Monday With another workweek and another commuter crush looming, there was still no word on when the bridge would be open to traffic again
|
| Oct.29 |
Traffic Lighter As Closure Enters 2nd Day
|
| Oct.28 |
No Estimate When Bay Bridge Will Open
|
| Oct.27 |
Bridge closes after rod snaps| Authorities indefinitely closed the Bay Bridge after a rod and a metal brace erected during an emergency repair job fell onto the westbound lanes. The brace was startling a pair of drivers who collided with the debris and ... | |
|
| Oct.14 |
Big-Rig Blocks WB Bay Bridge For Hours All westbound lanes were closed for about five and a half hours a big-rig overturned mid-span and created a traffic nightmare
|
| Jul.7 |
Man Dies After Being Found Injured |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.29 |
6-Car Crash Snarls Evening Traffic |
|
| Aug.17 |
Drunk Driver Blamed For Fatal Crash |
|
| Jul.19 |
Motorcyclist Dead, Arrest Made |
|
| Feb.28 |
Good Samaritan Killed
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang
|
| Jun.9 |
Accident shut down all westbound lanes
|
| Apr.2 |
Fatal Hit & Run At Toll Plaza
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| Feb.9 |
BART Officers In Bridge Collision
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters
|
| Jun.5 |
Monday Morning Commute Confusion Caltrans warns drivers that new lane reconfigurations off the Bridge into San Francisco could cause big delays
|
| Feb.3 |
Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge
|
| Jan.25 |
Car Fire Snarls Traffic
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.4 |
Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure
|
| Sep.15 |
Entire eastbound section of bridge closed
|
| Sep.9 |
Commuters stuck in heap of traffic
| 2004 |
|
| Dec.10 |
Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers
|
| Jul.26 |
Driver in Toll Plaza crash had criminal past |
|
| Jul.24 |
Van crashes into toll plaza building, 2 killed The van ended up embedded in the back wall. The van's driver and his passenger died. 2 pedestrian injured
|
| Apr.6 |
State demands investigation into backup |
|
| Apr.2 |
Traffic Nightmare Creeps on for Hours 2 left lanes were shut down as police tried to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge
|
| Feb.12 |
Traffic a mess after major accident
| 2003 |
|
| Nov.13 |
6-car crash has ground morning commute |
|
| Aug.28 |
Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.12 |
2 steel plates caused commuter backup |
|
| Jul.12 |
Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel Westbound lanes 4 and 5 were closed on the upper deck, while eastbound lanes 1 and 2 were shut down on the lower deck
|
| Jul.3 |
Hostage situation leaves traffic mess Police shot Carl Cael, 48, holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. 85-year-old woman found shot to death
|
| Jun.19 |
Truck overturns, stops commute
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.25 |
Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.29 |
Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs Biologists from Santa Cruz postponed the rescue a clutch of endangered peregrine falcon eggs from underneath the bridge
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Apr.4 |
Ship's pilot blamed for bridge crash| A 'chain of errors' by Capt. Guy Kleess caused the tanker Overseas Reymar to crash into a tower of the Bay Bridge, according to an investigation | |
|
| Jan.8 |
NTSB joins investigation into oil tanker crash The National Transportation Safety Board has gotten involved as the Coast Guard continues its investigation into the oil tanker crash into a bridge tower
|
| Jan.7 |
Tanker ship sideswipes Bay Bridge tower | 750-foot Overseas Raymar exiting the bay struck one of the towers of the bridge. The ship and the bridge sustained only minor surface damage | |
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.9 |
Coast Guard couldn't have stopped crash
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore Half Moon Bay: Pieces of the Bridge that broke off when a container ship collided with it last month have shown up
|
| Nov.7 |
No damage to bridge after bump by ship A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.11 |
Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Mar.17 |
Power Outage Knocks Out Bridge Lights |
|
| Feb.21 |
Peninsula Power Outage Affects 11,000+ San Bruno: An outage was reported at 5:58 p.m. and was affecting about 10,000 customers as of 7 p.m. The outage briefly knocked out lights on the Bay B...
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.16 |
Lights Out Inside Bridge Tunnel
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.8 |
Lights Go Out on Bridge |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.21 |
Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge | A crane fell over while working on the new eastern span in the first significant construction accident at the site of the new spa | |
| 2002 |
|
| Apr.29 |
Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel |
|
| Jan.4 |
One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse 18,000-pound section collapsed as it was being moved. Victims worked on project to strengthen the span
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet |
| 2000 |
|
| Sep.19 |
Workers Fall off Bay Bridge |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.30 |
Storm causing major problems around the Bay Area | Power was knocked out temporarily on the Bay Bridge and the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge. Partial outage reported on the San Mateo Bridge | |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.12 |
Wet weather creates havoc with commute
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.2 |
Flooding reported |
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.2 |
40 mph gusts |
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