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on sunday, april 29th, at 3:42am, a tanker truck carrying 8600 gallons of gasoline crashed and exploded, causing the collapse of the 580 freeway overpass onto I-880. the accident occurred in oakland bordering emeryville near the entrance of the bay bridge toll plaza.
the truck driver, mr mosqueda, was heading towards a gas station near the oakland airport when he lost control of his truck, colliding with the guard-rail and eventually flipping his truck. the explosion sent flames several hundred feet into the air. the heat from the flames quickly caused the melted steel girders and bolts that supported the concrete highway to collapse. the section of the 580 freeway came crashing down 30 feet onto interstate 880 below. on an average day both sections of the freeway are used by 160,000 vehicles.
damaged is estimated in the tens of millions and will take months to repair. fortunately, the driver of the truck survived with second degree burns. he hailed down a taxi cab and he was treated at a nearby hospital.
the accident occurred only a mile away from where i live. i heard helicopters, sirens and construction vehicles all morning long but i had no clue what had happened until i read the news. when i drove to the scene of the accident it was surreal to see the melted down section of the freeway. the concrete looked like a painting by dali.
Who cares about humidity? We certainly didn't as we headed out in it even with a chance of rain. We're just crazy like that. But this time instead of focusing on the location I decided to focus on the people who were in attendance!
Nikon F5 - AF DC-Nikkor 105mm 1:2D - Japan Camera Hunter Streetpan 400 @ ASA-400
Kodak HC-110 Dil. B 5:00 @ @ 20C
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC (2015)
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Unbuilt freeway from the San Francisco Trafficways Plan
on sunday, april 29th, at 3:42am, a tanker truck carrying 8600 gallons of gasoline crashed and exploded, causing the collapse of the 580 freeway overpass onto I-880. the accident occurred in oakland bordering emeryville near the entrance of the bay bridge toll plaza.
the truck driver, mr mosqueda, was heading towards a gas station near the oakland airport when he lost control of his truck, colliding with the guard-rail and eventually flipping his truck. the explosion sent flames several hundred feet into the air. the heat from the flames quickly caused the melted steel girders and bolts that supported the concrete highway to collapse. the section of the 580 freeway came crashing down 30 feet onto interstate 880 below. on an average day both sections of the freeway are used by 160,000 vehicles.
damaged is estimated in the tens of millions and will take months to repair. fortunately, the driver of the truck survived with second degree burns. he hailed down a taxi cab and he was treated at a nearby hospital.
the accident occurred only a mile away from where i live. i heard helicopters, sirens and construction vehicles all morning long but i had no clue what had happened until i read the news. when i drove to the scene of the accident it was surreal to see the melted down section of the freeway. the concrete looked like a painting by dali.
I long thought about a long exposure at this spot. It took many tries and a bit of luck, but something finally came of it. I'd say this is one of the few views that makes Portland look bigger than it really is; there's just something about driving on a freeway toward a bunch of skyscrapers on the horizon.
I've posted maps of this before, but this set has the exits, not just the general route. Alternative A would have run just north of Ashby for most of the length.
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA.
Brutalist park in downtown Seattle.
Architects: Lawrence Halprin
Built: 1976
Lakeland, Florida- I-4 E Bound one half mile to Exit 27 for FL 570 to Lakeland and Winter Haven. Winter Haven is via FL 540 that branches off of FL 570.
Highway 401 Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, at Brimley Rd. Junction. One of the widest and busiest freeways in North America; busiest freeway in Canada.
From A Report to the San Francisco City-State Joint Freeway Study on the Housing and Replacement Study Associated with the Panhandle and Golden Gate Freeways, Architectural Design Report by Burger & Coplans, February, 1966.
Hayes Valley Farm is built on the former 101 freeway. Read about the evolution of the project.
Right below the end of the concrete (the former onramp), the hill is filled with fava bean plants, broccoli, and calendula flowers! Here's another photo taken from this spot, showing the crops growing on the former offramp.
Visit Hayes Valley Farm, say hi, plant a seed!