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State Route 480 was a proposed
state highway in
San Francisco, California, United States, consisting of the elevated double-decker
Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the
Embarcadero Skyway), the partly-elevated Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, and an unbuilt section in between. The Embarcadero Freeway was demolished after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and Doyle Drive is now part of
U.S. Route 101. SR 480 was
Interstate 480, an auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System, from 1955 to 1965.
History
Legislative Route 224 was defined in 1947 to connect
U.S. Route 101 (
pre-1964 Legislative Route 2 (California)) at the intersection of Lombard Street (San Francisco) and Van Ness Avenue with
U.S. Route 40 and
U.S. Route 50 (pre-1964 Legislative Route 68 (California)) at the west end of the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (near the
Transbay Terminal). California Highways: Chronology of California Highways 1947-1962 Its alignment was roughly along Lombard Street and the Embarcadero (San Francisco). 1963 San Francisco inset map
. I-480 would have run along the north side of the city, while I-280 (CA) would run south along the peninsula. I-80 was to have run past the east end of I-480 to end at I-280.Legislative Route 224, as well as Route 2 (US 101) from Route 224 west to the junction with
State Route 1 (California) near the Golden Gate Bridge, was added to the Interstate Highway System on September 15, 1955. This included the 1936 Doyle Drive, an early freeway built to access the
Golden Gate Bridge. South Access to the Golden Gate Bridge - Doyle Drive After some discussion, the number
Interstate 480 was assigned on
November 10, 1958. (
Interstate 280 (California), as originally planned, ran south from the west end of I-480 along SR 1, through the
MacArthur Tunnel and
Golden Gate Park, to join its present alignment in Daly City (CA).) California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
The first section of the Embarcadero Freeway, from the Bay Bridge approach (Interstate 80) north to Broadway (San Francisco), opened in 1959. kurumi: I-480 (cancelled) California As a consequence of the
freeway revolt, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 45-59 in January
1959, opposing certain freeways including the remainder of I-480. California Highways: Former State Route 480
In the 1964 state highway renumbering (California),
Route 480 was designated for the full route of I-480, including the US 101 concurrency (road). The route was deleted from the Interstate Highway System in January 1968, with Interstate 280 (California) being rerouted north of Daly City (CA) at the same time. The short piece of former I-480 from the junction with new I-280 (previously State Route 87 (California)) south to the Bay Bridge approach became part of I-280 (to allow I-280 to meet I-80). These changes were made to the state highway system in 1968; Route 480 was only truncated slightly, with the 5.47 miles January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways (8.80 km) from I-280 to SR 1 remaining, though downgraded to
State Route 480.
The freeway was featured in a few
films, including
Magnum Force,
Freebie and the Bean,
Bullitt,
Serial (1980 film),
Superman IV and
Koyaanisqatsi, as well as several TV shows such as
Full House (in several overhead screen shots) and
The Streets of San Francisco. In a shot at the start of Zodiac, the freeway was digitally added behind a shot of the Ferry Building.
during demolitionThe Board of Supervisors voted on November 5,
1985 to tear down the Embarcadero Freeway. The proposal was put to the voters in 1987, and soundly defeated. The October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the structure, and Caltrans planned to retrofit and retain the two-decker freeway. Many accounts since then have suggested that the earthquake resulted in the demolition of the freeway, but the record shows that the city convulsed over the issue, with many supporting a rebuild. Then Mayor Art Agnos proposed instead demolishing the freeway in favor of a boulevard with an underpass at the Ferry Building to allow for a large plaza. Opposition to demolishing the freeway mounted again, with over 20,000 signatures gathered to again create a ballot measure. The strongest opposition came from Chinatown and the city's downtown. Agnos continued to negotiate with federal and state officials to win enough funding to make the demolition practical, and the opposition quieted. Demolition began on
February 27, 1991. FHWA By Day - February 27 That year Agnos was defeated for reelection as Chinatown switched its support away from him. On June 16, 2006, the Port of San Francisco unveiled a monument to Mayor Agnos honoring his vision and courage, noting "This pedestrian pier commemorates the achievement of Mayor Agnos in leaving our city better and stronger than he found it." Legislative changes that year deleted Route 480 from the state highway system; the northwest section was transferred to U.S. Route 101. The only piece of the Embarcadero Freeway to remain was the beginning of the ramp from the Bay Bridge to Fremont Street, including a short ramp stub that formerly carried traffic to the freeway (Interstate 280 (California) there after 1968). This part was rebuilt as a part of the Bay Bridge retrofit project. (I-280 was never finished to that
interchange (road), though its legislative definition still takes it there. California Highways: Interstate 280) Prior to the earthquake, the Embarcadero Freeway carried approximately 70,000 vehicles daily in the vicinity of the Ferry Building. Another 40,000 vehicles/day used associated ramps at Main and Beale Sts. In all, loss of the Embarcadero Freeway disrupted access to I-80 for a total of approximately 110,000 daily vehicles.
In 2003,
Caltrans began work on a retrofit project to replace the west approach to the Bay Bridge. This retrofit is part of a larger, $6 billion project to upgrade the aging Bay Bridge to modern earthquake standards which includes replacing the east span. While the entire project is scheduled to be complete in 2013, the west approach should be replaced by 2009. In late 2005, Caltrans began the demolition of the original west approach as traffic was routed onto a temporary bypass structure. As a result of this retrofit project, all old parts of the approach will be replaced, removing the final remains of the Embarcadero Freeway. Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Project
References
External links
State Route 480 was a proposed state highway in San Francisco, California, United States, consisting of the elevated double-decker
Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the
Embarcadero Skyway), the partly-elevated
Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, and an unbuilt section in between. The Embarcadero Freeway was demolished after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and Doyle Drive is now part of U.S. Route 101. SR 480 was
Interstate 480, an auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System, from 1955 to 1965.
History
Legislative Route 224 was defined in 1947 to connect U.S. Route 101 (
pre-1964 Legislative Route 2 (California)) at the intersection of Lombard Street (San Francisco) and
Van Ness Avenue with
U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 50 (
pre-1964 Legislative Route 68 (California)) at the west end of the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (near the
Transbay Terminal). California Highways: Chronology of California Highways 1947-1962 Its alignment was roughly along Lombard Street and the Embarcadero (San Francisco). 1963 San Francisco inset map
. I-480 would have run along the north side of the city, while I-280 (CA) would run south along the peninsula.
I-80 was to have run past the east end of I-480 to end at I-280.Legislative Route 224, as well as Route 2 (US 101) from Route 224 west to the junction with State Route 1 (California) near the
Golden Gate Bridge, was added to the Interstate Highway System on
September 15, 1955. This included the 1936
Doyle Drive, an early freeway built to access the
Golden Gate Bridge. South Access to the Golden Gate Bridge - Doyle Drive After some discussion, the number
Interstate 480 was assigned on
November 10, 1958. (Interstate 280 (California), as originally planned, ran south from the west end of I-480 along SR 1, through the MacArthur Tunnel and Golden Gate Park, to join its present alignment in Daly City (CA).) California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
The first section of the Embarcadero Freeway, from the Bay Bridge approach (Interstate 80) north to
Broadway (San Francisco), opened in 1959. kurumi: I-480 (cancelled) California As a consequence of the
freeway revolt, the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 45-59 in January 1959, opposing certain freeways including the remainder of I-480. California Highways: Former State Route 480
In the
1964 state highway renumbering (California),
Route 480 was designated for the full route of I-480, including the US 101 concurrency (road). The route was deleted from the Interstate Highway System in January
1968, with Interstate 280 (California) being rerouted north of Daly City (CA) at the same time. The short piece of former I-480 from the junction with new I-280 (previously
State Route 87 (California)) south to the Bay Bridge approach became part of I-280 (to allow I-280 to meet I-80). These changes were made to the state highway system in 1968; Route 480 was only truncated slightly, with the 5.47 miles January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways (8.80 km) from I-280 to SR 1 remaining, though downgraded to
State Route 480.
The freeway was featured in a few
films, including
Magnum Force,
Freebie and the Bean,
Bullitt,
Serial (1980 film),
Superman IV and
Koyaanisqatsi, as well as several TV shows such as
Full House (in several overhead screen shots) and
The Streets of San Francisco. In a shot at the start of
Zodiac, the freeway was digitally added behind a shot of the Ferry Building.
during demolitionThe Board of Supervisors voted on November 5, 1985 to tear down the Embarcadero Freeway. The proposal was put to the voters in 1987, and soundly defeated. The October 17,
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the structure, and Caltrans planned to retrofit and retain the two-decker freeway. Many accounts since then have suggested that the earthquake resulted in the demolition of the freeway, but the record shows that the city convulsed over the issue, with many supporting a rebuild. Then Mayor Art Agnos proposed instead demolishing the freeway in favor of a boulevard with an underpass at the Ferry Building to allow for a large plaza. Opposition to demolishing the freeway mounted again, with over 20,000 signatures gathered to again create a ballot measure. The strongest opposition came from Chinatown and the city's downtown. Agnos continued to negotiate with federal and state officials to win enough funding to make the demolition practical, and the opposition quieted. Demolition began on February 27, 1991. FHWA By Day - February 27 That year Agnos was defeated for reelection as Chinatown switched its support away from him. On June 16, 2006, the Port of San Francisco unveiled a monument to Mayor Agnos honoring his vision and courage, noting "This pedestrian pier commemorates the achievement of Mayor Agnos in leaving our city better and stronger than he found it." Legislative changes that year deleted Route 480 from the state highway system; the northwest section was transferred to
U.S. Route 101. The only piece of the Embarcadero Freeway to remain was the beginning of the ramp from the Bay Bridge to Fremont Street, including a short
ramp stub that formerly carried traffic to the freeway (
Interstate 280 (California) there after 1968). This part was rebuilt as a part of the Bay Bridge retrofit project. (I-280 was never finished to that
interchange (road), though its legislative definition still takes it there. California Highways: Interstate 280) Prior to the earthquake, the Embarcadero Freeway carried approximately 70,000 vehicles daily in the vicinity of the Ferry Building. Another 40,000 vehicles/day used associated ramps at Main and Beale Sts. In all, loss of the Embarcadero Freeway disrupted access to I-80 for a total of approximately 110,000 daily vehicles.
In 2003,
Caltrans began work on a retrofit project to replace the west approach to the Bay Bridge. This retrofit is part of a larger, $6 billion project to upgrade the aging Bay Bridge to modern earthquake standards which includes replacing the east span. While the entire project is scheduled to be complete in 2013, the west approach should be replaced by 2009. In late 2005, Caltrans began the demolition of the original west approach as traffic was routed onto a temporary bypass structure. As a result of this retrofit project, all old parts of the approach will be replaced, removing the final remains of the Embarcadero Freeway. Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Project
References
External links
- San Francisco Chronicle photo of the freeway from 1987
California State Route 480 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
State Route 480 was a proposed state highway in San Francisco, California, United States, consisting of the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the ...
The Embarcadero (San Francisco) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Automobile transit efforts led to the Embarcadero Freeway being built in the 1960s. This improved automobile access to the Bay Bridge, but detracted aesthetically from the city.
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