The Lefty O'Doul Bridge (also known as the Third Street Bridge or China Basin Bridge) is a
bascule bridge connecting the
China Basin
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and
Mission Bay neighborhoods of
San Francisco, carrying
Third Street across the
Mission Creek
Mission Creek (from Spanish: ''misión'') is a river in San Francisco, California. Once navigable from the Mission Bay inland to the vicinity of Mission Dolores, where several smaller creeks converged to form it, Mission Creek has long since bee ...
Channel. It is located directly adjacent to
Oracle Park
Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curre ...
.
History
The bridge opened on May 12, 1933, at a ceremony attended by
mayor Angelo Joseph Rossi, having been designed by
Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Pen ...
.
At the time, it carried pedestrians, automobiles,
streetcars, and
trains.
[ The bridge was renamed in 1980 in honor of baseball player Lefty O'Doul.]
Usage
The bridge carries five lanes of traffic. During normal conditions, the two easternmost lanes carry northbound traffic, the two westernmost lanes carry southbound traffic, and the center lane is reversible. Before, during, and after events at neighboring Oracle Park, the two easternmost lanes are closed to vehicles and used exclusively by pedestrians, while the remaining two easternmost lanes are reversible.San Francisco Board of Supervisors Resolution #73-00
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External links
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Bridges in San Francisco
Bascule bridges in the United States
Bridges completed in 1933
San Francisco Designated Landmarks
San Francisco Bay Trail