Freeway

Contains 258 photos

Central Freeway
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Central Freeway

Construction looking north from Hamm's Building (15th & Bryant)

Mission
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

Viewed from inside a car on Bayshore Freeway

Visitacion Valley
Highway 280
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Highway 280

PCC being Hauled away, looking West to City College

Mission Terrace
US101 construction
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US101 construction

View north toward Potrero Hill. This segment of US101 (between Army/ Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Augusta Street, just south of Alemany Blvd.) was built between April 1949 & May 1951. Judging by the progress of the construction, the photo looks to have been taken sometime in 1950. (TA)

Potrero Hill
Alemany Overpass
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Alemany Overpass

View to Merced Heights, Brooks Park in center

Merced Heights
Alemany Overpass
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Alemany Overpass

over Juniperso Serra Blvd. Merced Heights, fututre Brooks Park, in background.

Lakeshore
Bayview Hill
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Bayview Hill

Looking southeast towards intersection of Bayshore and 3rd Street

Portola
3rd & Bayshore
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3rd & Bayshore

View Northest from Bayview Hill, US101 Freeway will cross at center

Portola
Bay Bridge Offramp
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Bay Bridge Offramp

View North with Key System Streetcar, Telephone building at left

South of Market
Bay Bridge from 3rd St.
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Bay Bridge from 3rd St.

Cars part of dedication ceremony

South of Market
US 101 near Candlestick
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US 101 near Candlestick

President DE Gaulle motorcade, View north. Candlestick Park, Hunters Point in distance

Outside SF
US101 near 3rd
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US101 near 3rd

View looking north of President De Gaulle's motorcade heading into city.

Candlestick Point
Second & South Park
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Second & South Park

View north on 2nd Street, toward Bay Bridge Approach, Schmidt Lithograph Clock Tower

South Beach
US101 Construction
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US101 Construction

View Northerly toward Potrero Hill. This segment of US101 (between Army/ Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Augusta Street, just south of Alemany Blvd.) was built between April 1949 & May 1951. Here, the roadbed has been graded & coated with oil (to keep the dust down?), but not yet paved, Summer/Fall 1949. This part of US101 was the first freeway section within the city limits of San Francisco. (TA)

Potrero Hill
View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

View southeast from Coit Tower towards Bay Bridge. Embarcadero, Produce District, Downtown, Ferry Building. The on ramp to the future Embarcadero Freeway from Broadway is under construction.

Telegraph Hill