Structure 34 0006 · San Francisco County, CA

Interstate 80 over Gate San Francisco Bay

Carries Interstate 80 over Gate San Francisco Bay, 04-sf-080-r7.91-sf.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
11,523 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

11,523 ft end to end, longest span 1,263 ft: about 32 football fields, or 2.2 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a suspension bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length11523.3 ft3512.3 m
Daily traffic265,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Francisco
Location04-sf-080-r7.91-sf
CarriesInterstate 80
CrossesGate San Francisco Bay
Coordinates37.81066, -122.36428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignSuspension
Total Length11523.3 ft (3512.3 m)
Max Span1263.1 ft (385 m)
Deck Width164.7 ft (50.2 m)
Deck Area176317.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic265,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number34 0006

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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