Lefty O'Doul Bridge

The Lefty O'Doul Bridge is a bascule bridge connecting the China Basin and Mission Bay neighborhoods of San Francisco, carrying Third Street across the Mission Creek Channel. It is located directly adjacent to Oracle Park.

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. At the time, it carried pedestrians, automobiles, streetcars, and trains. The bridge was renamed in 1980 in honor of baseball player Lefty O'Doul. It was retrofitted in 1999, prior to the opening of the adjacent ballpark, originally named Pacific Bell Park.

Usage

The bridge carries four lanes of car traffic and a bidirectional, class IV bike lane.

In popular culture

The bridge has been featured as a key location in three films: The third Dirty Harry film The Enforcer, the James Bond movie A View to a Kill , and San Andreas.