Emergency services were called to Richmond Bridge at about 04:00 BST on Work was completed in 1989. On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady.". Friends and fans of drag legend Heklina paid tribute to the icon Tuesday by stopping by a makeshift memorial outside the Bank of America at 18th and Castro. "Anyone who has yet to speak to us is urged to come forward immediately. The ghost of George Grover is one of the many mysteries surrounding the bridge. Devin Fehely reports on the large crowd in San Francisco protesting recent legislative moves against trans people and drag performers (4-9-2023). On Monday afternoon, the 32-year-old went to a west London police station where he was arrested. Officers say the death is being treated as unexpected but they suspect "not suspicious". An East Bay woman who took over a San Pablo animal shelter has dedicated her life to helping abandoned and abused animals in the Bay Area and beyond. Listeners can submit questions about the Bay Area and if your question is selected you may be contacted to participate in telling the story behind it. I just slid off, hit the ship and dropped into the water.". Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. (LISTEN: The Weather Channel Podcast Talks About the Skyway Bridge Tragedy). It was the best of times, it was the wurst of times, as Bay Area hot dog lovers took the opportunity to relish the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at the Cow Palace Friday. Harbor pilot John Lerro, specially trained to navigate big ships like the Summit Venture under the Skyway, boarded the freighter at about 6:30 a.m, along with a pilot trainee. The start of bridge construction cemented Richmond as an important town in the settlement of Van Diemens Land, not just as a farming area. Richmond Bridge is closed in both directions and alternative routes should be used. However, Dyble says there were a lot more push factors factors that kept developers from wanting to build the bridge in that location. Zero visibility. The arrested man remains in police custody. The crash occurred at 7 p.m. Wednesday The freighter Summit Venture slammed into the bridge over Tampa Bay. So building that bridge in that location made a lot of sense.. News Richmond-San Rafael Bridge fire: Tense video shows driver stuck The Padres beat the Giants 6-4 for a two-game sweep of Major League Baseball's first regular-season series in Mexico City. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. Richmond Bridge is open to pedestrians but remains closed to vehicles. Someone in a car behind the scene tweeted a frightening video while Winds gusting up to 60 mph. But depsite their best Firefighters in Petaluma extinguished a house fire on Berrydale Drive in the matter of 20 minutes Saturday afternoon. A foggy 54-car pileup on the new bridge killed one person and injured two dozen others in December, 1996. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). The wreck happened shortly after 11 a.m. on the southbound side of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge carrying the highway over the Thames River between New London and Groton. Bridge Winner will be selected at random on 06/01/2023. I followed it over the hump of the bridge. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a fight on a bridge in south-west London. Caltrans is now putting the finishing touches on a project to fix 31 expansion joints on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Police in Richmond are searching for a missing teen who was last seen Wednesday night on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and reportedly told a friend he was being followed. As the ship moved closer to the bridge, though, it was hit with a sudden downpour. Thirty-five others died. Highway report: Alex Fraser bridge closure | CTV News A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a thunderstorm, on May 9, 1980. Waves churned into white caps. The San Francisco lender, whose collapse is the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history, is the third bank to be seized by regulators since March. Theres also a trail along the riverbank where you may walk and observe the tranquilly. Four people were hospitalized after a fight in San Jose that left one person in critical condition with stab wounds. The California Highway Patrol is investigating a body found Saturday night in the roadway of eastbound Interstate Highway 580 near the San Quentin exit. Buoys guiding the pilot through the channel were no longer visible with the naked eye or on radar. The ban on city-funded travel to 30 states San Francisco says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ rights is being scrapped after the city determined it's doing more harm than good. Richmond police believe a body found in San Pablo Bay may be teen who went missing in February. Brittney Griner attended the dinner as a guest of CBS News. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. For example, severe winds may not be enough to cause a structure to come down. An executive chef who's also a former San Quentin corrections officer and ironworker who helped build San Francisco's Oracle Park is now helping people rebuild their lives with culinary skills. And, it had a huge pull factor: revenue. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. It was constructed by incarcerated laborers,men imprisoned in the nearby Richmond Gaol, which was a regular practice at the time for big construction and road projects. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders.