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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California

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Bridges & DamsShips & Boats
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Printed photo
Front of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, printed photo postcard
Front
Back of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, printed photo postcard
Back

About this subject

Elevated view of a long double-span suspension bridge crossing a broad bay, with a cantilever truss section running out toward the far shore. Several small boats and a ferry trail wakes on the water, and hills rise along the horizon behind the bridge.

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PublisherBardell Hi-Gloss Print
VIEW OF THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO Bridge is a double-deck structure with six lanes for automobile traffic on upper deck; and three lanes for trucks, plus two interurban tracks on lower deck. Ship clearance is 200 to 218 feet above the surface of low water. Length of bridge more than eight miles. Total cost $79,000,000. Cable consists of 37 strands containing 472 wires each, a total of 17,464 wires total length of wire, 70,000 miles. Diameter of cable, 28⅝ inches; weight of cable per foot, 1,750 pounds. Total weight of cable wire, 18,000 tons. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE Bardell Hi-Gloss Print. Pub. for W. M. Smith, San Francisco, California
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Place mentionedSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesWhite border; halftone screen visible (printed photo, not a real photo); a few small specks/stains along the lower edge. Undivided back ('THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY'), no postmark, no stamp, no address. Glossy 'Hi-Gloss' print; dealer pencil price '1/2' and stray pencil marks on back.

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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/san-francisco-oakland-bay-bridge-san-francisco-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.