FACTS AT A GLANCE
LOCATION: Interstate 580 between Contra Costa and Marin
counties
STRUCTURE: Cantilever and truss
LENGTH: 5.5 miles (including approaches)
VERTICAL CLEARANCE: 185 feet
CHANNEL SPAN: 1,070 feet
TOWER HEIGHT: 325 feet
OPENED: September 1956
COST: $66 million
AUTO TOLL: $4
COLLECTION: One way, westbound in Richmond
TRAFFIC LANES: Two lanes in each direction
FY 2005-06 TOTAL TOLL-PAID VEHICLES: 11,902,716
FY 2005-06 TOTAL BASE TOLLS COLLECTED: $14,322,096
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Somewhat out of the mainstream of Bay Area traffic flows, the Richmond-San Rafael
Bridge does not garner the attention of its busier and more prominent cousins
to the south, but for nearly 50 years it has quietly and efficiently served
the needs of North Bay travelers.
Access to the bridge was significantly improved with the completion in
2001 of the Richmond Parkway, a 7.5-mile, four- to six-lane roadway that
provides bridge users with a direct connection to Interstate 80 near Pinole.
BATA-funded rehabilitation of the bridge itself is under way concurrently
with the seismic retrofit work being done by Caltrans, and another RM 1 improvement
project is in the planning stages.
See also: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Rehabilitation
See also: Seismic Retrofit Program |