Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
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The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is the northernmost of the east–west crossings of California's San Francisco Bay, carrying Interstate 580 from Richmond on the east to San Rafael on the west. It opened in 1956, replacing ferry service by the Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company, and was officially renamed in 1981 to honor California State Senator John F. McCarthy, who championed the bridge's creation.
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge from its western terminus
Aerial photo of the bridge and the surrounding area
Aerial photo of the bay
Vertical undulation of the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge between the two cantilever spans
The Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company was a ferry service between Castro Point in Richmond in Contra Costa County and San Quentin in Marin County, California across the San Pablo Bay. It ran from 1915 until the 1956 opening of the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge.
The El Paso in service around 1950
A 1920s postcard of the Charles Van Damme, City of Richmond, and City of San Rafael
The Klamath as Landor's headquarters