• fubarx@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    The photo must be around 8 years old.

    Fun fact: on the top left corner is a partial segment of the old Bay Bridge that was damaged during the Loma Prieta 1989 earthquake. They built a whole new span (the white section next to it). To get rid of the old concrete underwater pylons, they blew them all up underwater. Here’s a video of the implosion of the last two:

    https://blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/final-implosion-old-bay-bridge