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 Bay Area Bridges, January 2012
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Bay Area Bridges, December 2012
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| Feb.17 |
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Final countdown underway for Bridge closure
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Westbound lanes of Bay Bridge closed  | Westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge have closed for the weekend so Caltrans can finish a detour that will be in place until the new bridge opens | |
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| Feb.18 |
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Bay Bridge construction running on schedule Caltrans said Saturday that around-the-clock work on the Bay Bridge is underway and running on schedule so far
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| Feb.19 |
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Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather Work crews finished paving and re-aligning the westbound lanes Sunday evening and began opening access to the bridge at around 7 p.m.
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| Feb.20 |
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Boat collision near the Richmond Bridge
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| Mar.8 |
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Golden Gate Bridge suicides up last year Thirty-seven people killed themselves by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2011, an increase from the past few years
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| Mar.30 |
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Man found dead under S.F. Bay Bridge  San Francisco police are investigating the death of a man found early today under the Bay Bridge as an apparent homicide
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| Apr.5 |
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Big-rig-fire blocks Richmond-San Rafael Bridge traffic
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| Apr.20 |
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Multiple accidents snarl traffic on San Mateo Bridge Multiple lanes of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge remain closed in both directions this morning after two separate traffic collisions
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| Apr.27 |
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Doyle Drive is closed for the weekend Map of Doyle Drive San Francisco The Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge is now shut down for the weekend to all traffic and will be closed until 5 a.m. Monday, April 30
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| May.20 |
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Woman's body found in waters outside Golden Gate
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| May.26 |
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Golden Gate's 75th birthday weekend kicks off The Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary party is coming this weekend, and politicians and other notables came out Friday to mark the moment
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| May.27 |
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75th anniversary bridge party to draw huge crowds The big birthday bash is expected to draw half a million people Sunday. The festivities kicked off at 11 a.m. and last until 11 p.m.
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Thousands converged to celebrate Bridge's 75th birthday Map of Crissy Field San Francisco| There were plenty of displays, including a parade of ships in the Bay -- the highlight of which was the USS Nimitz | |
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| May.28 |
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Dumbarton Bridge to reopen early at 3 a.m. Seismic work on the closed span of the Dumbarton Bridge is almost complete and the bridge is on track to reopen two hours early
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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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| Jul.11 |
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Sand spill block lanes on eastbound Bay Bridge
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| Jul.27 |
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New Bay Bridge lights make debut
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| Aug.2 |
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Man climbed Golden Gate Bridge
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| Aug.16 |
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Heavy lifting begins on Bay Bridge Work crews are beginning to transfer the weight of the bridge onto its suspension cables
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| Aug.31 |
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Dumbarton Bridge closed Labor Day weekend | It will close Friday night and is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Caltrans will be replacing the Dumbarton Bridge's eastern seismic joint | |
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| Sep.2 |
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Dumbarton repairs making good progress Good weather aided crews working on upgrades intended to protect the Dumbarton Bridge from earthquakes
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| Sep.3 |
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Dumbarton Bridge reopens ahead of schedule Caltrans finished its work early and reopened the Dumbarton Bridge hours ahead of the scheduled 5 a.m. Tuesday reopening
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| Sep.21 |
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Endeavour flies by Golden Gate Bridge, other sites Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, the pair touched down in LA around 1 p.m. after a nearly five-hour flyover
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| Oct.20 |
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San Mateo Bridge closed for repairs this weekend The closure will be through the weekend until 5 a.m. Monday. Lanes will open gradually Monday morning with the complete reopening by 1 p.m.
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| Oct.21 |
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Second weekend closure not needed for San Mateo Bridge Caltrans announced today that the bridge will not have to be closed next weekend because earthquake safety work on the bridge is ahead of sc...
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| Nov.20 |
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New Bay Bridge is officially holding its own weight
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| Nov.27 |
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 Caltrans preparing new Bay Bridge ahead of storm Extra precautions are being taken to make sure the heavy equipment working on the new span of the Bay Bridge does not topple during the windy...
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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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| Dec.5 |
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Head-on crash cleared from the Golden Gate Bridge There was heavy fog and slick conditions at the time of the crash. The accident was reported near the north tower on the Marin County side
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| Dec.13 |
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Flat tire blamed for fatal crash in San Mateo Bridge
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| Dec.28 |
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2 dead after being pulled from water below Golden Gate| An adult and a juvenile, both male, entered the water near Point Bonita and were swept into the bay before being pulled from the water. 37-year-old Juan Escamillo-Rojas and his son, 9-year-old Juan Carlos Esca... | |
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