SAN FRANCISCO — The first piece of a 525-foot tower that will be the centerpiece of the new Bay Bridge’s self-anchored suspension span is slated to be set in place today.Bridge officials have hailed the self-anchored suspension bridge, a sweeping structure that will be the largest of its kind when completed, as the premiere piece of the at-times controversial new eastern span, a $6.2 billion undertaking scheduled to be completed in late 2013.
The 2,047-foot section will connect motorists from the Oakland skyway to Yerba Buena Island. Unlike normal suspension bridges, which have two cables, the self-anchored section will have just one cable that wraps around the width of the structure.
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Author: Will Reisman
