Driving my big rig eastbound on the Oakland Bay Bridge

[@jaarmen3]

Fantastic video. Thanks for posting it.

[@brycecordry6153]

This may be one of the only eastbound trips over the old bridge before the temporary S Curve (seen under construction at the 4:00 mark) was implemented. Thank you for sharing.

[@hwyfan]

Note the indentations in the concrete wall of the tunnel on the right hand side of the lower deck at 3:49. Those are left over from the days when commuter trains would cross the bridge -- and were there for workers to seek refuge and survive should a train sneak up on them during maintenance.

[@TSmirk]

What were those three beeps around 3:40? Do you ever feel bridges and overpasses bouncing or flexing under your rig? The engine is loud. Thanks for the vid.

[@interstate5trucker]

The "beeps" were my cell phone ringing, my ringtone is a recording of a train bell. If I am stopped I can feel the bridge moving, but not when I am driving.

[@RTproduktionz]

o i never really thought of that lol i always thought it was like a regular bridge traffic goes both ways on each side :(

[@interstate5trucker]

Westbound traffic is on the upper level, eastbound traffic is on the lower level.

[@RTproduktionz]

why do u have to be on thre bottom and not the top???