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| Sep.27 |
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Tractor-trailer carrying 24 tons of soil caught fire A tractor-trailer Tuesday after slamming into a guardrail on the lower deck. Eastbound reopens 9 hours after crash | |
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| Apr.10 |
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UPS big-rig fire shutting down bridge  San Quentin: A big-rig crashed and caught fire, shutting down traffic in both directions on I-580 near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in the San Quentin area | |
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| Apr.5 |
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Big-rig-fire blocks Richmond-San Rafael Bridge traffic Lanes of the bridge were shut down shut down while crews work to clean up after a big-rig fire and remove the burned truck from the roadway
| Feb.20 |
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Boat collision near the Richmond Bridge The Coast Guard has spent all night searching after getting reports that 2 boats collided and several people were thrown into the water
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| Oct.9 |
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Pothole Forces Lane Closure On Bridge Map of Interstate 580 Richmond 94801: A large 4-6 inches deep pothole has forced the closure of a lane of westbound I-580 on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
| Sep.19 |
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Big Rig Hits Bridge Toll Booth Map of Interstate 580 Richmond 94801: A tractor-trailer, which was hauling a forklift, struck and damaged a toll booth for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
| Jan.10 |
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Barge Strikes Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Around 6 p.m., the tug boat and barge, carried 65,195 barrels of heavy black oil, struck the east piling of the western span
| Jan.4 |
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Rich.-San Rafael Bridge closed for 6 hours The lashing wind gusts which blew over several big-rigs, according to the CHP | |
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| Jul.30 |
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Bridge Worker Plummets to His Death A construction worker was knocked off or fell from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge | |
| Jul.11 |
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Large oceangoing ship hits bridge A 650-foot oceangoing ship struck the base of a support tower on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
| Jan.28 |
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Overnight Shutdowns on Richmond Bridge The westbound lanes will be closed again Wednesday and Thursday from 6:30pm to 6:30am
| Jan.13 |
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Potholes Jam Traffic on San Rafael Bridge Repair work on 2 potholes forced the closure of a westbound lane. Later an eastbound lane was also closed
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| Oct.29 |
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Metal Plates Bring More Havoc to Traffic The thick steel plates that caused motorists to hit the brakes on the Richmond-San Rafael span
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| Nov.7 |
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Bridge closed Wind gusts heaved plywood and other construction materials into traffic on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge | |
| Aug.19 |
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Loud boom of piles ripping fish apart Officials have seen fish floating in the water near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge after pile driving
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| Dec.25 |
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Bridge Jumper Body Recovered
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