On 9 Sep 2018 08:03:16 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <9uaapdlto89ff2unb4p556m7asvmtv2moo@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>On 9 Sep 2018 07:12:11 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>A great historical photograph with an S-42 flying over the
>>under-construction Oakland Bay bridge.
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>Your eyes are better than mine...I live in North Bay and for years used the
>Golden Gate...don't think I've ever crossed the Oakland BB more than just a
>couple of times. The new Bay Bridge has been in use for a couple of
>years...frankly, I think it ugly but that's just me.
>
>...when they blew up the last remaining concrete piers of the old bridge...to
>keep fish kills to a minimum they first surrounded the pier with bubbles to
>'scare' away the fish then hit the plunger...voila!...last of the ole bridge.
>
>
I understand they are going to use a number of the old piers to build
a scenic boardwalk. See:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/25/old-bay-bridge-piers-to-be-reused-as-public-boardwalk-vista-points/
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