A Proposal to Turn the Bay Bridge into Parks and Apartments

Posted by: Zach Frechette
on September 21, 2009 at 4:44 pm

The Bay Bridge in San Francisco, which connects the city and Oakland, is scheduled for demolition as soon as its more earthquake-friendly replacement is completed. But rather than scrap the old one, two San Francisco architects have a proposal along the lines of the High Line in New York: turn it into an urban park and apartments. Check out more photos and some analysis over at BLDGBLOG.

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DISCUSSION: 1 Comment

- Posted by: jrdx
- on September 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I appreciate the idea, but this seems like it would be a gnarly visual scar to the Bay Area. Talk about ugly. We need less steel hanging over the beautiful bay than there already is.

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