Talk:Richmond–San Rafael Bridge

message: The image in the infobox comes from Caltrans and so isn't (I believe) PD.  I propose we replace it with the aerial photo (which I'd readily admit isn't nearly as nice, but which is legal). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 15:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox image

message: This reference says that the roller coaster design was due to cost issues, not because of seismic factors. http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11365483?source=rss  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.81.51.252 (talk) 22:53, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Roller coaster origin

message: I dispute the statement that it is referred to as the "Richmond Bridge" everwhere except in Richmond.  I've lived in the Bay Area most of my life but never in Richmond, and have always called it the San Rafael bridge.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.125.182 (talk) 01:18, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Your claim is an original research. Do you have any reliable sources to verify your claim? Svick (talk) 16:25, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: The lead sentence of this article begins: "Richmond–San Rafael Bridge (officially, the John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge)...."
Further, the informational sidebar lists the bridge's "Official name" as "John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge." 
The implication of both of these is that "Richmond-San Rafael Bridge" is no longer an "official" name for this bridge.
Is this correct? Or, in fact, are both of these names "official."
On pages 150 and 154 of this document, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) includes listings for both names, with references to the 1955 and 1981 legislative resolutions that established each one. 
In an additional explanation, on page 246 of this document, Caltrans says [emphasis mine]:
"RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE: The bridge on I-580 over San Pablo Bay in the counties of Contra Costa and Marin links the cities of Richmond and San Rafael and is named by location and through legislative action. This bridge is also named the John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge."
This suggests that the 1981 resolution establishing the name "John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge" did not actually "rename" the bridge, but, rather, that it simply added a second "official" name.
Can anyone shed light on this? The best authority would be the adopted text of the 1981 resolution.Johnlumea (talk) 22:02, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  One "official" name, or two? 

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message: I see a line has been added about yesterday's closure. I heard traffic reporters claim that the resulting secondary traffic snarls around the Bay Area were record-setting. I'm wondering if anyone's measured that so we can add that claim. -- SpareSimian (talk) 18:42, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  2019-02-08 closure due to falling concrete