| The shortest of the bridges to span the San Francisco Bay, the Dumbarton Bridge carries California 84 from Menlo Park east to Fremont. Six lanes cross the bridge, with three lanes in each direction. The bridge is 1.63 miles (8,600 feet) long and is relatively new, having opened in October 1982. It replaces a much older span, which was the first bridge to cross the bay. The original Dumbarton Bridge opened to traffic on January 17, 1927, and the state purchased the bridge in 1951.1 Photo taken by Trevor Carrier (Summer 2002).
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