Dumbarton Bridge
The Dumbarton Bridge is the southernmost of the highway bridges that span the San Francisco Bay in California. It is also the shortest. Its eastern terminus is in Newark in the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and its western terminus is in Menlo Park. The current bridge is the second bridge in this location and was opened in 1984. The earlier bridge was opened in January 1927. Portions of the old bridge remain as fishing piers. The bridge has three lanes in each direction, plus a separated bike/pedestrian lane. Currently there is a toll charge of $3 for cars travelling east to west.
The bridge never was officially named, but the common use name comes from Dumbarton Point, which dates to 1876 when it was named for Dumbarton in Scotland.
A parallel railroad bridge runs to the south. The rail bridge is currently unused, but a successful March 2004 regional transportation ballot measure included funding to rehabilitate the rail bridge for commuter rail service.
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