I am having a hard time finding the original disk with all the pictures that go on this page.
If you happen to have one that is missing, drop me a line and I will make sure it is posted.

Randy Chin in the Mule Cary operator on a mission Darrin and Shane installing the suspender cable separators Topping out Party for deck raising Anothertopping out party picture Carlos Hernandez on the ship Scott Bremer inside a deck section Bryce and Jason Wrappers - wrapping the main cable - Kenny, Nick and ?? Ron McCurry -welding for California Erectors In the manlift Darren, Roger, Randy Shane and Jeremiah Harry Gebauer working on the wrapping machine Cary ready to run the 100 ton Eddied Myers on the wrapping machine Beto and friend arrive ready to wrap Colin wields his considerable power (LMAO) Roy Wilson finaly caught him Shawn Frasier outside his crane Shawn Frasier inside his crane Pedro runs the fork lifts, elevator etc Justin Smith has lunch at the tower top Bobby Driver in the T2 Tower Crane Bill Gollub cutting Deck #3 Warren Collins - another Ex-Cleveland Bridge hand helping CalTrans out Eugene Duncan (in the red hat)- sets up the sub arc Brad and Devin in the Spider basket building the stair Bryce measures the cable band bolts to check the torque CalTrans inspects the fitup at Field Splice 3 Damian my CalTrans inspector Phil CalTrans inspector (but a nice guy anyway) Wingze far and away the best dressed CalTrans inspector Scott Seymour and me - caught me eating Shane, Roger, Darrin, ?? and Jason at Bobby Lux's going away party John Pendlton - the great fisherman - HHHeeeeeeee's Baaaack Dave Nathan - the operator who helped when I got hit by the load block Brad Fisher - tying in the last rods in the expansion joint Casey Lux - Bobby's son working as a laborer during summer break Sam Timas and his new Vette - must be nice, Sam!!! Rob Coe and John Besselo - The rest of the carpenter crew Justin hoists a bucket of bolts over a bulkhead inside the decks Me again - in the south anchorage Frank Daams - the "working" project manager Bobby Lux - our newest BA Last of the Brits - Roy, Nigel and Mark finishing up the job Bobby Vine - Running the AGH crew - they are helping with the welding and arcing off some of the thousands of temporary iron Devin loading his car on his last day CHP on the bridge - Colin gives two officers a tour of the bridge Roman - CalTrans inspector I have know for the longest and a really nice guy Jim - known Jim the next longest and got to know him the best - great guy EVERYONE - honored the picket line - except carpenter Richard "Leatherface" Clausen and operator Dave Nathan - maybe others, but I am sure of these two. Richie Van Boovin - working on the temp handrail after the towertop platform was removed Paul Best - at the top of T3 in the manlift elevator Gil Savard - my Alimak foreman Steve Barnwell and Galen Hadley - play with the new circle cutter/beveler used to fill the holes in the deck Richie Van Boovin and Joe Spinola on top of T3 Darrin Dobsin and Andy from CalTrans John the laborer foreman Spider Beck - an retired bridgeman making sure we're doing it right Reuben one of the laborers

Capt Theo on his Doris L Aaron Brown napping on the Provider Rick Joens running the T2 tower crane Mark Rumbles under the decks at T2 Boarding the ship up the rope ladder Brian Gabba on the Provider Eddie Myers on the wrapping machine Dave Gill eating lunch on the ship Big Al Gonzalez Jeremiah and Scott on the bridge deck Ott and Mike - two of the Dorman/Long Norsemen Sean is one of the CalTrans inspectors (and as mean as he looks) Jeff McCuen finished up the wrapping Jeremiah and Anderson Charlie installing the permanent handstrands Tom Duffy setting up the unreelers (another of those Brits) Steve Poole one of the Ex-Cleveland Bridge guys who came over to assist CalTrans with their expertise Richie Van Boovin setting the permanent handstrands for the main cables Sam Timas is our crane consultant Al is the mechanic that keeps all our equipment running Neil Looker is our videographer Minerva is one of the hardest working Laborers on the job Steiner and friend - Hordiland guys from Norway Tim Plowman runs the tower crane off and on Tim and Tim the carpenter - this is steel bridge Tim, go home! Anuar - welds for Cal Erectors Anuar welding Ryan also welds for Cal Erectors Steve doing weld repairs Grinding the deck splice More grinding Larry Elkins foreman for Cal Erectors CalTrans tour - we get a lot now that the weather is good Bobby Kirk is a little camera shy Sherman Clark & Mark Ferguson - two of our local Business Agents Joe Blum - our photographer with Kenny Miller The Crew on the north side span Our Banner with the crew - 7/3/03 Alan Amis - one of the last Brit here, and one heck of a nice guy John and Joe Spinola and Bobby Lux Paul & Amy McElroy - Paul is an author writing a novel about ironworkers. I have read his first novel, "Tracon", and he is one heck of a writer Joe Lindsey - our purchasing agent and the go-to guy for tools Terry Anderson - our resident surveyor Marcell fitting up the lugs used to pull down the deck buckle Del's commute vehicle - he lives on a sailboat across the strait in Vallejo Norris Carter in full bridgeman regalia Chef Terry - cooks the Tri-Tips for the Safety BBQ Safety BBQ - Frank Daams gives a little talk (Sam is listening Frank - really he is!!) Devin and Norris set the elevator rack at T2 Chuck - welding for Cal Erectors Me under the Stars and Stripes Wayne_O - show us your stuff, Wayne!! Wayne Anderson - a little more respectable Mouse is really camera shy Another Mouse Picture Mark Allison and Roy Wilson Brian Columbo - before returning to his home in Brazil Jamie Dodd - engineer who is Brian Maple's right hand "woman" Anderson Charlie - from Crockett side Joe Spinola multitasking at lunch time Sam Lauvao working on a platform Ron Knarr the temporary power man Adam Matthews - one of the last British engineers Paul Zarn relaxing at lunch time

Bay Bridge from deck of Carquinez Hanging the underlung jacks Shot from under the 1927 bridge T3 Boom - looking east through the boom Stair handrail dropped into the doorway with a fork lift Stringer on the roller rack rolling into the tower Under the Deck shot from T2 strut Colin & Del retrieving the handstrand that got away Inside the decks T2 tower crane - looking backwards Nelson studs - for the barrier at the pedestrian walkway Jeremiah O'Brien - one of the last Liberty Ships North anchorage - the splay saddle is on the right and the strands of the cable wrap around the shoes at the bottom that are attached to rods sunk deep into the anchorage Another view of the north anchorage Mama Pigeon - picked a bad spot to set up housekeeping Removing the suspender separators for the painters Strand shoe close up Comalong used to tension the footstrands - Yes it is a 9 ton comalong Deck weld repairs Falsework for approaches - shot from between the two south anchorages towards P1 Footbridge coming down Another shot of the footbridge dismantling Tub Girders fill in the gap Another shot of the girders - notice the guys working inside the girders Cranes used to set the tub girders Looking up inside the tower leg - notice the rack that the elevator rides on Looking up the main cable from the south end of the bridge. Looking down the cable at T3 T3 crane after the tower top platform is gone T2 from T3 - notice that the top strut is not in on T2 Under the offramp forms on the south side Looking north at T2 from the offramp Another shot from under the offramp Morning rush hour from the toll plaza - notice the ornate retaining wall Brice and Jason tighten the cable band bolts T2 looking north Looking South from the north anchorage Aug 27 Looking North from the Crockett end Looking down from the top of T2 Looking down the main cable from T2 Road deck starts with an orange epoxy primer Incomplete footbridge (finally got a new scanner for the old pics) Topping out the footbridge Compacting machine being set up Tubs again Setting the false work on the tub girders Tub girders and falsework - Oct 11, 2003 Sandblasting platform for the towers - hangs off of cables like a window washer scaffold Looking south from T2 - Oct 11, 2003

75 ton Terex on the hook - taking it off the ship Deck 4 all alone at T2 OOPS can't trust those welders Justin Crane may be old but it did the job Spider cage in the tower leg to build the stairs Johnny Walker Computer controling the deck walkers Unit 22 hanging around Bridge on April 29 2003 Manhole Access smaller than it looks Filling the Gap Under the decks 1,2 & 3 on the tressel Unit 23 in place Unit 21 ready to lift into place T3 hook from the Provider Decks on the tressel C&H Sugar from the deck of the ship an Old Yacht on the bay The Nantucket from the decks on the ship P1 stairs- what a climb!! All 3 Bridges in place Coast Guard flying under the bridge THE LAST DECK UNIT is lifted Wind Tongue at T2 - keep the deck in place at the tower End of traveler rail looking north from T2 Teflon wind tongue plates so the deck can slide due to expansion from heat on the day Ramps used to drive heavy equipment over unwelded deck splices Rocker link on T2 - is the only attachment of the deck to the tower. The decks are suspended by the cables even at the towers Looking north from T2 at dawn May16,2003 Wrapping at a cable band Better picture of the walkers used to transport the decks on the tressel and at the North Anchorage Dawn May 16, 2003 Deck weld seam Another deck weld seam One more deck weld seam Cutting Deck #3 - Bill and Galin Hadley do the final cut before the last weld Another shot of the deck cutting Al Zampa sign on gate of T2 jobsite Splice Gap at Field Splice 4 (between decks 4 and 5) Another shot of the gap Painting the suspenders- white cartrige uses a winch to travel up the suspender and jets inside it to paint Expansion joint - at the north anchorage Footbridge attachment- these are the multipart blocks used for pulling the footbridge and hand strands tight Hand strand going into anchorage South Anchorage - show array of strand shoes and falsework of offramp above South Anchorage - view looking up at splay saddle Deck buckled- you can see how the deck is raised up on the right side of the picture Another shot of the buckled deck Equipment used to fix the buckled deck - One more shot of the east main cable footbridge dismantling Old Glory on the bridge

My family and friends at the parking lot front row - Ashleigh, me, Susie, Barbara, Andrea and Shane -- back row - David, Billy, Brandi, Judi, Mark, Kristi and Tammy and Val (Shane's mom and dad) Governor Davis opens the bridge Crowd Shot Shot from parking lot These young ladies loved the bridge

Minerva and John - she cleans up nice, huh? Club Tac in Crockett- decked out for the festivities Jerry Balmer my friend and our retired BA (Jerry died in a plane crash in Alaska in 2004 - I miss him) Still one more crowd shot Oldtimers - Bruce Scott, Bobby G, Jeff McCuen (not so old!) and John Seagel Jason Bradhurst, his mom and significant other Crowd Shot

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Here are a couple of pictures my Dad took at the 60th Anniversary Bridge Walk on May 17, 1987

Pic 1

Pic 2

Sorry about the resolution, my scanner is not the best
Here is picture of the 1927 bridge right after it was completed

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