Benicia–Martinez Bridge
Benicia–Martinez Bridge | |
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Aerial view of the Benicia–Martinez Bridge. From left to right: Southbound span (1962) Railway (1930) and Northbound span (2007) | |
| Coordinates | 38°02′26″N 122°07′23″W / 38.0406°N 122.1230°W |
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| Crosses | Carquinez Strait |
| Locale | Martinez and Benicia, California, U.S. |
| Official name | George Miller Jr., Memorial Bridge (southbound span), Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge (northbound span) |
| Owner | State of California |
| Maintained by | California Department of Transportation and the Bay Area Toll Authority |
| ID number | 28 0153L (1962 span) 28 0153R (2007 span) |
| Website | www |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge (southbound span), segmental bridge (northbound span) |
| Total length | 1.7 miles (2.72 km, 8,976 feet) |
| Longest span | 528 feet (0.1 mi) |
| No. of spans | 7 (southbound) |
| Clearance below | 138 feet (42.1 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | US$25 million (southbound) US$1.3 billion (northbound) |
| Opened | 1962 (southbound) 2007 (northbound) |
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The Benicia–Martinez Bridge refers to three parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait just west of Suisun Bay in California. The spans link Benicia on the north side with Martinez on the south. A 1962 truss bridge, officially the George Miller Jr., Memorial Bridge after California state legislator George Miller Jr., carries southbound Interstate 680 traffic, bicycles, and pedestrians. A 2007 segmental bridge, officially the Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge after U.S. Congressman George Miller III, carries northbound Interstate 680 traffic. The middle span is a 1930 vertical-lift railroad drawbridge that carries Union Pacific and BNSF freight trains, as well as Amtrak passenger trains.