Ep 123 Mini Failure 37 Cypress St Viaduct

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.

This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cypress St Viaduct. A double decker freeway that served as one of the approaches to the San-Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the viaduct collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Original Air Date: March 5, 2023

Episode Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Street_Viaduct
https://www.in2013dollars.com/
https://www.engineering.com/story/cypress-street-viaducts

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