MacArthur Maze
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The MacArthur Maze is a large freeway interchange in Oakland, California. It splits traffic coming off the east end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into three freeways: the Eastshore, MacArthu
Aerial view of the MacArthur Maze (early 1970s, before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake forced a rebuild). Eastshore Freeway (I-80) is the short curved segment in the upper left corner. MacArthur Freeway (I-580) runs east-west (left-right) through the center of the photograph, crossing the Southern Pacific tracks running north-south. Nimitz Freeway (I-880) (then-signed as SR 17) curves south onto the Cypress Street Viaduct at the bottom.
View of the Maze from the Berkeley Hills
Portion of the collapsed Cypress Viaduct over 32nd Street in Oakland following the Loma Prieta earthquake
A portion of Interstate 580 following the collapse.
Cypress Street Viaduct
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The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure or the Cypress Freeway, was a 1.6-mile-long, raised two-deck, multi-lane freeway constructed of reinforced concrete that was orig
The collapsed Cypress Street Viaduct at the northern end, near the corner of Cypress and 32nd Streets
Cypress Freeway Memorial Park
The collapsed Cypress Street Viaduct seen from ground level. Note the detachment of upper vertical elements from lower and the lack of reinforcement at the point of detachment.