How much did it cost to build the 1967 San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in San Francisco Bay?
The San Mateo-Hayward Bridge is a 7-mile (36,960-foot, 11.3-km) toll bridge across San Francisco Bay on California State Route 92, a fixed high-level steel and concrete replacement of the 1929 lift-span bridge that began construction on 17 July 1961, was dedicated on 20 October 1967 and opened to traffic in 1967. Wikipedia, citing a 1995 Caltrans fact sheet that could not be opened, gives the 1967 bridge a cost of USD 70 million, while the Hayward Area Historical Society says the 1929 bridge cost USD 7.5 million.
Reported project cost
$70 million
Cost basis: 1967
Peter Kaminski from San Francisco, California, USACC BY 2.0
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Reported project cost1967
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- Total lengthhaywardareahistory.org
- 11.265 km
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