Bay Bridge Info

BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH

The Bay Bridge Trail is a part of the San Francisco Bay Trail.  The Bay Bridge Trail is named in honor of Alex Zuckermann, the late East Bay Bicycle Coalition founder and Bay Bridge Trail advocate.  A plaque bearing his name is located on the trail which extends over 4 miles from Emeryville to Yerba Buena Island (San Francisco).  The first two-thirds of the Bay Bridge Trail, from Emeryville to the Oakland touchdown, opened in September 2013.  In October 2016, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Path across the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened, enabling cyclists and pedestrians to traverse past the East Span’s signature 525-foot tower to the new landing area and Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.  The length of the path on the East Span of the Bay Bridge is 2.2 miles from Oakland to Yerba Buena Island.

To ensure user safety, the 15.5-foot-wide path has one lane in each direction for bicyclists and an outside lane designated for pedestrians.

PATHWAY HOURS AND PERIODIC CLOSURES

The daily hours of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Path on the East Span of the Bay Bridge are from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Starting Thursday, May 10 at 6:00 AM through Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 PM, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Path on the Bay Bridge will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a pilot period.

The Bay Bridge Trail is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the trailhead on Shellmound Street in Emeryville to the Caltrans Bridge Yard Building at 210 Burma Road, Oakland.

The Bicycle & Pedestrian Path on the East Span of the Bay Bridge, from the Bridge Yard Building at 210 Burma Road, Oakland to the YBI Landing, may be subject to periodic closures in the fall of 2018 for construction activity.  During this period, crews will complete remaining construction activities to remove two marine piers of the original Bay Bridge.  Please check this site or Twitter (@BayBridgeInfo) for the most up-to-date information.

ACCESS

Three access points provide a direct route to the bicycle and pedestrian path: one at Shellmound Street in Emeryville, just outside the IKEA store; a second at the historic Caltrans Bridge Yard Building at 210 Burma Road in Oakland; and a third on Yerba Buena Island, where the bridge and path make their landing.

There is no parking near the landing on Yerba Buena Island, however the San Francisco County Transportation Authority provides a free shuttle on weekends and holidays for cyclists and pedestrians every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour from the landing on Yerba Buena Island to parking on Treasure Island (Shuttle Information).

In addition, there is also an AC Transit eastbound transbay bus stop at the Bay Bridge toll plaza. (NOTE: This stop provides eastbound service only -- there is no westbound service from this location).  For information about getting to the trailheads by car, public transit, or bicycle, please visit 511.org/biking/maps/baybridge.

PARKING & FACILITIES

Limited five-hour parking is available at a Bay Bridge Trail parking lot at Caltrans Bridge Yard Building at 210 Burma Road, Oakland.  Directions are as follows: from Maritime Road follow the orange construction signs that read “Bay Bridge Trail Parking Lot” for approximately ½ mile down the winding Burma Road.  Make a right where directed and continue to follow the signage to enter the parking lot.  The signs lead drivers to the Bay Bridge Trail Parking Lot.

The City of San Francisco has a parking lot on Treasure Island with a weekend bicycle shuttle to the Yerba Buena Island landing of the Bay Bridge (Shuttle Information).

Trash cans and restrooms are available along the trail prior to reaching the bridge. At the Yerba Buena Island Vista Point, restrooms and drinking water are available. Please plan accordingly by ensuring that you are adequately prepared.

ONGOING CONSTRUCTION

Long-term construction is on-going in the vicinity of the Maritime Street/Burma Road in Oakland, and on Yerba Buena Island.

On the Oakland side, the construction activities are part of the City of Oakland’s and the Port of Oakland’s redevelopment of the old Oakland Army Base.  At the conclusion of these construction activities, a new Burma Rd will be constructed with permanent bicycle/pedestrian access to the Bay Bridge Trail.  If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Public Information at (510) 286-5445.

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