Salto Bay Bridge

Salto Bay Bridge
Salto Bay Bridge
	The eastern section of the bridge, seen in 2022 from Artés island.
Carries	6 lanes (2 bus lanes; upper) and two rail lines throughout (lower),; pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Salto Bay; via Artés
Locale	Ampurias and Trinacria, Castejón, Balisca
Owner	Metropolitan City of Castejón
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Characteristics
Design	Double-decked suspension spans (two, connected by center anchorage), tunnel, cast-in-place concrete transition span
Material	Steel, concrete
Total length	West: 3,141 m (10,305 ft) ; East span: 3,102 m (10,177 ft) ; Total: 7.18 km (4.46 mi) ; excluding approaches
Width	6 traffic lanes totaling 21 m (69 ft)
Height	160 m (520 ft)
Longest span	West: one main span ; 430 m (1,410 ft) ; East: three main spans ; 704 m (2,310 ft)
Clearance above	4.47 metres (14.7 ft), with additional clearance in some lanes
Clearance below	67 metres (220 ft)
History
Designer	Zaida Alarcón
Construction start	28 May 1933
Construction end	11 June 1936
Opened	11 June 1936; 88 years ago
Statistics
Daily traffic	150,000
Toll	East span, westbound only; pay-by-plate, cash not accepted; Effective January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2030:; $10.00; $5.00 (carpools during weekday peak hours);

The Salto Bay Bridge (Baliscano: Ponte de la Bahía de Salto), known locally as the Bay Bridge (Baliscano: Ponte de la Bahía), is a complex of bridges spanning Salto Bay in the Alpujarra. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between Ampurias and Trinacria, it carries about 150,000 vehicles a day on its top deck, and x trains per day on the lower deck.