Carquinez Strait
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The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait located in the Bay Area of Northern California, United States. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain
Looking east, the Carquinez Bridge in the foreground and the Benicia–Martinez Bridge in the background
Suisun Bay (bottom), Carquinez Strait (with bridges crossing it), and San Pablo Bay (upper center), with Point Reyes in the background
View of the Carquinez Strait with the Benicia-Martinez Bridge on the right
Carquinez Bridge
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The Carquinez Bridge is a pair of parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. They form the part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, Califor
Carquinez Strait
…the strait by going the long way around to the south through Stockton and the Altamont Pass. Today, the strait is crossed by two highway bridges: the Carquinez Bridge on Interstate 80 and the Benicia–Martinez Bridge on Interstate 680. Each highway bridge consists of two spans. Interstate 780 connects the two highways…
The Carquinez Bridge in 2022: (from closest to furthest) a 2003 suspension bridge and the 1958 cantilever bridge
Aerial view of Carquinez Strait and bridges prior to 2007, before construction of the new suspension bridge
Carquinez Bridge in 2006 with the 1927 span in the center
The bridge and vicinity on June 28, 2022, taken from the International Space Station