INTERSTATE 880


'Interstate 880' (abbreviated 'I-880') is an interstate highway in the San Francisco Bay Area connecting San Jose and Oakland, running parallel to the southeastern shore of San Francisco Bay. For most of its route, I-880 is officially known as the 'Nimitz Freeway' after World War II admiral Chester Nimitz, who retired to the Bay Area.

Contents
Route description
History
State Route 17
Historic Business U.S. Route 50
Original routing of I-880 in Sacramento
Cypress Viaduct Loma Prieta earthquake 1989
Flood plains
Sound barriers
Gasoline Tanker Accident in 2007
State law
Control cities
Major cities along the route
Intersections with other interstates
Exit list
References
External links

Route description


The southern terminus of I-880 is at its interchange with Interstate 280 and State Route 17 in San Jose. From there, it heads roughly northeast past the San Jose International Airport to U.S. Route 101. The Nimitz Freeway then turns north, running parallel to the southeastern shore of San Francisco Bay, connecting the cities of Milpitas, Fremont, Newark, Union City, Hayward, and San Leandro before reaching Oakland. The northern terminus of I-880 is in Oakland at the junction with Interstate 80 and Interstate 580 (known as the MacArthur Maze), near the eastern approach of the Bay Bridge.

History


State Route 17

Main articles: State Route 17

Prior to 1986, the route known as I-880 use to be part of State Route 17. SR 17 use to run from Santa Cruz all the way though San Jose, Oakland; and then continue north via the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80) through Richmond to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and San Rafael.
In January 1986 the segment of SR 17 from Interstate 280 in San Jose to the MacArthur Maze in Oakland was renumbered as I-880, and the portion of SR 17 from the MacArthur Maze to San Rafael was renumbered as part of I-580.
Historic Business U.S. Route 50





The northern portion of I-880 was designated Business U.S. Route 50 for a time between the I-80 interchange and downtown Oakland.
Original routing of I-880 in Sacramento

From 1971 to 1983, Interstate 880 was also the route designation for the Beltline Freeway, the northern bypass freeway for the Sacramento area. This freeway begins in West Sacramento as a fork from the original Interstate 80, continues northeast over the Sacramento River to its interchange with Interstate 5, continues east through the communities of North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights and ends at an interchange with the Roseville Freeway Interstate 80. Watt Avenue, and the now designated Capital City Freeway (which was originally I-80 continuing southwest directly into downtown Sacramento).
Cypress Viaduct Loma Prieta earthquake 1989

Portion of the collapsed Cypress Viaduct in Oakland.

A large double-decker section in Oakland, known as the Cypress Street Viaduct, collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, causing 42 deaths. This was the greatest loss of life caused by that earthquake. Rebuilding the affected section of the freeway took nearly a decade, due to environmental impact concerns, the feeling that the freeway divided the neighborhood, and design considerations. The freeway reopened in 1997 on a new route parallel to railroad tracks around the outskirts of West Oakland.
Although only about three miles in length, the replacement freeway cost over $1.2 billion, for several reasons: it crossed over ''and'' under the elevated BART line to San Francisco; it squeezed between a post office, the West Oakland BART station, the Port of Oakland, a rail yard, and a sewage treatment plant; it occupied an entirely new right-of-way, which required the acquisition of large amounts of valuable industrial real estate near the Port of Oakland; and of course, it had to be earthquake-proof.
The former path of the structure, Cypress Street, was renamed Mandela Parkway, and the median where the freeway stood became a landscaped linear park. [1]
Flood plains

Several aspects of the I-880 facility have been constructed in designated floodplains such as the 1990 interchange improvements at Dixon Landing Road. In that case the Federal Highway Administration was required to make a finding that there was no feasible alternative to the new ramp system as designed. In that same study, the FHWA produced an analysis to support the fact that adequate wetlands mitigation had been designed into the improvement project.[1]
Sound barriers

Due to high sound levels generated from this highway and the relatively dense urban development in the highway corridor, CalTrans has conducted numerous studies to retrofit the right-of-way with noise barriers. This activity has occurred in Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Newark and Fremont. For example in the 1989 widening of I-880 in parts of Newark and Fremont, scientific studies were conducted to determine the need for sound walls and to design optimum heights to achieve Federal noise standards.[2]
Gasoline Tanker Accident in 2007

On Sunday, April 29, 2007, a gasoline tanker overturned and caught fire on the connector between westbound I-80 and southbound I-880 on the MacArthur Maze interchange. The fire caused major damage to both this connector and one directly above (eastbound I-80 onto eastbound I-580). The Overpass re-opened brand new, 27 days later. The governor declared it as a State of emergency and all public transportation was free on the first commute day. [2]

State law


The Nimitz Freeway is Route 880 from Route 101 to Route 80, as named by Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, Chapter 84 in 1958.[3]

Control cities


'Northbound'

Oakland - between I-280 and the Oakland city limits

★ Downtown Oakland - between the Oakland city limits and I-980

San Francisco and Berkeley - between I-980 and I-80
'Southbound'

San Jose - between I-80 and the San Jose city limits

Santa Cruz - between the San Jose city limits and I-280

Major cities along the route



Oakland

San Leandro

San Lorenzo

Hayward

Union City

Newark

Fremont

Milpitas

San Jose

Intersections with other interstates



Interstate 80

Interstate 580

Interstate 980

Interstate 238

Interstate 280

Exit list


Postmiles are derived from[4] and exit numbers derived from[5].
CountyLocationPostmile#DestinationsNotes
CountyStatewide
Southbound traffic defaults onto
SR 17 south.
Santa ClaraSan JoséSCL 0.000.001ASouthbound exit and northbound entrance
1B , Downtown San JoseSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
SCL 0.410.411CStevens Creek Boulevard
West San Carlos Street
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northbound exit accessible via SR-17 North or I-280 West
SCL 1.251.251DBascom Avenue
Santa Clara
Exits 1A (Bascom Ave - South) and 1B (Bascom Ave - North) northbound
SCL 2.082.082
SCL 2.672.673Coleman Avenue
San Jose International Airport
SCL 3.203.20 'Crossing, no access'
SCL 3.563.564AFirst Street
Downtown
SCL 4.084.084B
4CCombined with Exit 4D southbound
SCL 4.284.284DGish Road
(Old Bayshore Highway)
SCL 5.345.345Brokaw Road
SCL 6.696.697
MilpitasSCL 7.697.698AGreat Mall Parkway
(Tasman Drive)
SCL 8.428.428BCombined as Exit 8B northbound
8C
SCL 10.4210.4210Dixon Landing Road
AlamedaFremontALA R1.9512.4812() – Mission Boulevard, Warren Avenue
ALA 3.2513.7813BLanding Parkway
Fremont Boulevard (SOUTH)
ALA 4.7115.2415Durham Road
Auto Mall Parkway
ALA 6.2416.7716Stevenson Boulevard
ALA 7.1817.7117Mowry Avenue
ALA 8.8519.3819
ALA 10.3020.8321 , Dumbarton Bridge
Union CityALA 11.5022.0322Alvarado Boulevard
Fremont Boulevard (NORTH)
ALA 13.0023.5323Alvarado-Niles Road
ALA 13.6724.2024Whipple Road
Dyer Street
Industrial Parkway
HaywardALA 14.5425.0725Industrial ParkwayCombined with Exit 24 northbound
ALA 15.6526.1826Tennyson Road
ALA 16.7127.2427San Mateo Bridge, Jackson Street
ALA 17.6028.1328Winton Avenue
ALA 18.3528.8829A Street
San Lorenzo
San LorenzoALA 20.1630.6930Hesperian BoulevardNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
ALA 20.3230.8530Lewelling Boulevard
San Lorenzo
Southbound exit and northbound entrance
San LeandroALA 20.6931.2231A , Washington AvenueExit 31 southbound; Washington Avenue southbound only
ALA 20.8231.3531BWashington AvenueCombined with Exit 31 southbound
ALA 22.8433.3733AMarina Boulevard East
33BMarina Boulevard West
ALA 23.6534.1834 () Davis StreetExits currently unsigned as either SR-61 or SR-112
OaklandALA 24.7435.273598th Avenue
Oakland Airport
ALA 25.49
ALA 25.50
36.02
36.03
36Hegenberger Road
Oakland Airport; Coliseum
Northbound exit accessible via Edes Avenue
ALA 26.6137.143766th Street
Zhone Way - McAfee Coliseum
Northbound exit accessible via Coliseum Way
ALA 27.7038.2338 () High Street; 42nd Avenue; AlamedaExits currently unsigned as either SR-185 or SR-77; Northbound exit accessible via Coliseum Way and southbound entrance accessible via Oakport Street
ALA 28.2438.7739A29th Avenue
Fruitvale Avenue
Northbound entrance and exit accessible via East 8th and East 9th Streets; Southbound exit accessible via Elmwood Avenue; No southbound entrance, must use East 8th St to High St
ALA 28.93
ALA 28.98
39.46
39.51
39B23rd AvenueSouthbound exit and entrance accessible via Kennedy Street
40Embarcadero
5th Avenue
16th Avenue
No northbound entrance
41AOak Street
Lake Shore Drive
Northbound exit and southbound entrance
41BJackson Street
Broadway
Exit 42 southbound, accessible via 5th St from Union St; No southbound entrance, must use 5th St to Oak St
ALA 31.6842.2142A
42BMarket StreetNorthbound exit only; Northbound entrance accessible via 6th Street to Union St
ALA 33.5044.03447th Street
West Grand Avenue
ALA 34.5245.0546ANorthbound left exit and southbound entrance
ALA 34.3144.8446BNorthbound exit and southbound entrance

References


1. ''Environmental Assessment for the I-880 Dixon Landing Road Interchange Improvement Project, Cities of Fremont and Milpitas, California'', Report EMI 7360, Federal Highway Administration Publication, February, 1989
2. ''Acoustical study for the widening of Interstate 880 in the cities of Newark and Fremont, Alameda County, California'', Earth Metrics Inc, for the Federal Highway Administration, October, 1989
3. 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California, , , , Caltrans, ,
4. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
5. Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

External links



AA Roads - I-880 Guide

The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake—Selected Photographs - U.S. Geological Survey


Oakland Cypress Viaduct

Cypress Street Viaduct includes map of old MacArthur Maze with old U.S. Highway 40/U.S. Highway 50 designations

Cypress Viaduct Reconstruction from Federal Highway Administration

Western Exit Guide - Interstate 880 California

Cypress Freeway, Oakland, filmed less than a month before it collapsed from the earthquake.

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