. Architect and engineer. 500 feet be-tween piers. A multiple of highways, supported on many great build-ings, are ]:erhaps, new in the world for which someone great and enor-mously rich, may wish to sui)i)ly the cai)ital, after the way is first madeclear of all obstructions! We can get what we need and want, provided wecan agree upon what we need. A bay bridge will constitute our greatestasset; it will make the bay i-egion world famous as nothing else .structure of this type and enormous size exceeds by far all everdone. To Ituild the most comi)rehensive, single structure in his
. Architect and engineer. 500 feet be-tween piers. A multiple of highways, supported on many great build-ings, are ]:erhaps, new in the world for which someone great and enor-mously rich, may wish to sui)i)ly the cai)ital, after the way is first madeclear of all obstructions! We can get what we need and want, provided wecan agree upon what we need. A bay bridge will constitute our greatestasset; it will make the bay i-egion world famous as nothing else .structure of this type and enormous size exceeds by far all everdone. To Ituild the most comi)rehensive, single structure in history isthe enviable privilege of California. Very naturally elements, afl!ording opportunities for objections, Such objections are frequently magnified beyond their actualworth; they serve to defeat great projects. One objection ofiered isthat bridge foundations accumulate silt, periodically. That is true inrespect to all bridge piers. The silt should be removed, which is not too 70 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER. 5t(TiorioTnuaiPLtMiD6tAiiDtLivATroHOfTtfiaLPtHt wiiding;- -jxMt 5 ft urin;- PROPOSED MULTIPLE BRIDGE. SAN FRANCISCO BAYLOUIS C. MULLGAKDT. ARCHITECT MARCH, 1927 71 difficult with modern machinery. Bay silt serves to make excellent filland fertilizer around the bay. The War Departments objection to a bridge north of Hunters Point,that the fleet might be bottled up, when at anchor, is a remote possi-bility with a multiple arched bridge, which leaves a loophole of escapesomewhere for our warships to beard and brave the enemy. We do notwant to see our navy bottled up; and, by the same token, we do not wantthe War Department to keep our San Francisco bottled up. The question today is, will the War Department keep San Fran-cisco permanently insular? San Francisco has been and still is suffer-ing from ennui ever since the 1915 Exposition. She is moving forwardbut not keeping step with modern times. Objection to a bay bridge is also presented by Oakland interests,whi
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