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The Bay Bridge opened #onthisday in 1936. The older western section is named after former San Francisco Mayor and California State Assembly Speaker Willie L. Brown Jr. The newer, eastern section of the bridge has the distinction of holding the Guinness World Record for the widest bridge, at 258.33 ft wide. Have you ever driven across the Bay Bridge? See “San Francisco: City of the World” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://bit.ly/SFCityOfTheWorld 📸: Peaked roofs and Bay Bridge c. 1950s James March Phillips (1913–81) Courtesy of Cavallini & Co. Archives R2024.0501.078 SFO Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone—the original, present, and future inhabitants and stewards of the San Francisco Peninsula. Please join us in recognizing and honoring Ramaytush Ohlone ancestors, descendants, and all Indigenous communities who have inhabited the Bay Area for hundreds of generations. This image was posted on November 12, 2024.

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