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This new bridge was named the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, after an ironworker who worked on a number of the San Francisco Bay Area bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge, and the original 1927 Carquinez span. The bridge was dedicated on November 8, 2003, and opened for traffic on November 11, 2003.
Caltrans owns and operates the toll bridges and is responsible for the construction of the voter-approved RM 1 projects, including a new span for the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, a replacement for the west span of the Carquinez Bridge, and widening the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. BATA is responsible for funding and overseeing the RM 1 bridge program.
After a test run on the Carquinez Bridge in 1996, it had accuracy problems in dealing with the 18 different toll classifications for different kinds of trucks. [39] After the changes were made and another test run, the Carquinez Bridge became the first California toll bridge to use FasTrak in 1997.
Carquinez Bridge East bridge: 335 m (1,099 ft) 1,000 m (3,300 ft) Cantilever Steel 4 lanes 152+335+45+335 +152: Interstate 80 ... List of toll bridges § United States;
Bridge Name Picture Connects Length Highway Antioch Bridge: Antioch in Contra Costa County with Sacramento County: 1.8 mi (2.9 km) SR 160: Benicia-Martinez Bridge: Solano County with Contra Costa County 1.7 mi (2.7 km) I-680: Carquinez Bridge: Vallejo in Solano County with Crockett in Contra Costa County 0.66 mi (1.06 km) I-80: Dumbarton Bridge
Current or former toll roads on the Interstate Highway System, including toll bridges and toll tunnels ... Carquinez Bridge; Chicago Skyway; Connecticut Turnpike; D.
The tolls on what was a free bridge since it's construction are now diverting too much traffic to the free bridge and causing congestion and an overburdened flow.
The basic toll (for automobiles) on the seven state-owned bridges, including the Benicia–Martinez Bridge, was raised to $1 by Regional Measure 1, approved by Bay Area voters in 1988. [6] A $1 seismic retrofit surcharge was added in 1998 by the state legislature, originally for eight years, but since then extended to December 2037 (AB1171 ...