Early Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge's West Span, a Suspension Bridge

The western portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, connecting Yerba Buena Island to the City of San Francisco, consists of two suspension bridges connected to a central anchorage. These photographs show the towers from which the bridge decks would be suspended, as well as the center anchorage (upper right photograph -- to get an idea of scale, note the ferry in the lower left corner of this photograph).

Identification Information: Dept. of Public Works, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Construction Photographs (F2516:1-93).
Left: Tower #2, 06/10/1934: Box 6 (C5228), photograph 6-173.
Top Right: Center Anchorage, 03/26/1935: Box 10 (C5229), photograph 6-660.
Bottom Right: West Bay Crossing, 05/03/1935: Box 13 (C5229), photograph 6-876.