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Highlights
As seen from the Aquarium
East Bay on ramp
The Last Shark Fin
Closing the main span gap
Paving the bridge
The last stay cable
Opening Events
Engineering Challenges
Stories of Bridge Folks
Erecting Steel
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June 22, 2004: 6:00 pm
As you saw above - we were absent for 2 weeks. Here is a late update of the bridge, the central section and the west and east pylons. The big news is that over the past 2 weeks, the 5th set of cables were set on the west pylon and the 4th set of cables were set on the east pylon.

Main Span

West Pylon
East Pylon

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