Richmond–San Rafael Bridge

bridge crossing the San Francisco Bay in Marin and Contra Costa counties in California, United States
Place cantilever_bridge Q1485003
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Summary

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is a cantilever bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is located in San Rafael[3].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is located in Richmond[4].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is in the country of United States[5].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge[6].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's instance of is recorded as double-decker bridge[7].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge[8].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's instance of is recorded as toll bridge[9].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's instance of is recorded as multi-level bridge[10].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's maintained by is recorded as California Department of Transportation[11].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's maintained by is recorded as Bay Area Toll Authority[12].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is owned by California Department of Transportation[13].
  • John F. McCarthy is named after Richmond–San Rafael Bridge[14].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's crosses is recorded as San Francisco Bay[15].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is made of steel[16].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is part of Interstate 580[17].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is part of Interstate 180[18].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Richmond-San Rafael Bridge[19].
  • September 1, 1956 marks the founding of Richmond–San Rafael Bridge[20].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's terminus location is recorded as Point San Quentin[21].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.93532778, 'longitude': -122.44770833}[22].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's official website is recorded as https://mtc.ca.gov/operations/programs-projects/bridges/richmond-san-rafael-bridge[23].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richmond-San Rafael Bridge[24].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as Richmond-San Rafael Bridge[25].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's number of spans is recorded as {'amount': '+77'}[26].
  • Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's official name is recorded as John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge[27].

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Geography

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include San Rafael[3], a city of California[28], in United States[29] and Richmond[4], a city of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1905[32]. Part of include Interstate 580[17], a road[33], in United States[34], founded in 1964[35] and Interstate 180[18], a road[36], in United States[37].

Physical Characteristics

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge's length is recorded as {'amount': '+8851.39'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge[6], double-decker bridge[7], road bridge[8], toll bridge[9], and multi-level bridge[10].

History and Context

September 1, 1956 marks the founding of Richmond–San Rafael Bridge[20]. It is owned by California Department of Transportation[13]. John F. McCarthy is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge ranks in the top 8% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Lovelano · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Official website → https://mtc.ca.gov/operations/programs-projects/bridges/rich
    Owned by → —
    Next crossing upstream → Carquinez Bridge
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Richmond–San Rafael Bridge as seen from Mt Tamalpais.JPG"
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