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Bay Bridge status history
Revisit a day on the bridge. Browse saved closures, traffic advisories, daily recaps, BaySpan recordings, and camera photos and videos from notable updates. All dates and times are Eastern.
Check current bridge conditions →59 updates logged
- 11:47 PMConstruction
There are currently no backups or delays at the Bay Bridge. Traffic is moving at normal speeds in both directions. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, with all travel diverted to the westbound bridge. This results in a two-way traffic configuration with one lane open eastbound and one lane open westbound. The center lane on the westbound bridge is closed to serve as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:47 PMConstruction
There are currently no backups or delays at the Bay Bridge. Traffic is moving at normal speeds in both directions. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, with all travel diverted to the westbound bridge. This results in a two-way traffic configuration with one lane open eastbound and one lane open westbound. The center lane on the westbound bridge is closed to serve as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:32 PMConstruction
Traffic is currently clear with no backups or delays. Both directions are limited to a single lane. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and the westbound bridge has the center lane closed as a buffer. Traffic flow remains normal.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:32 PMConstruction
Traffic is currently clear with no backups or delays. Both directions are limited to a single lane. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and the westbound bridge has the center lane closed as a buffer. Traffic flow remains normal.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:17 PMConstruction
There are no backups or delays currently on or approaching the Bay Bridge. As of 11:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, traffic is moving at normal speeds. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, resulting in a two-way traffic configuration on the westbound bridge. Traffic is restricted to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound, with the center lane on the westbound bridge closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:02 PMConstruction
Traffic is currently clear with no backups or delays. As of 11:11 PM on Saturday, March 21st, travel times remain normal. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, resulting in a two-way traffic configuration on the westbound bridge. Currently, there is one lane open for eastbound travel and one lane open for westbound travel, with the center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:47 PMConstruction
As of Saturday night, there are no backups or delays on the Bay Bridge, and travel times are currently normal. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, meaning all traffic is sharing the westbound span. Flow is restricted to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound, with the center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:47 PMConstruction
As of Saturday night, there are no backups or delays on the Bay Bridge, and travel times are currently normal. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, meaning all traffic is sharing the westbound span. Flow is restricted to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound, with the center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:32 PMConstruction
Traffic is currently clear with no backups or delays reported. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, shifting all travel to the westbound bridge. One lane is open in each direction, and the center lane of the westbound bridge is closed for use as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:17 PMConstruction
As of 10:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, traffic is currently clear with no backups or delays. One lane is open in each direction. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and the center lane on the westbound bridge is closed as a buffer. Traffic flow remains normal.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:02 PMConstruction
Traffic is currently moving at normal speeds despite significant lane closures. Both eastbound and westbound travel are restricted to a single lane. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, while the westbound bridge has its center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:52 PMConstruction
As of 10:01 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups or delays on or approaching the bridge. Traffic is currently limited to one lane in each direction. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and the center lane on the westbound bridge is closed for use as a buffer lane.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:47 PMBridge closed
As of 9:56 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, traffic is clear with no backups or delays. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and all traffic is being diverted to the westbound bridge. Currently, the bridge is operating with one lane in each direction and a center buffer lane. While traffic flow remains normal, travel is limited to these single-lane configurations.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:32 PMConstruction
As of 9:41 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. Traffic is currently limited to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the center lane of the westbound bridge is closed to serve as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:17 PMConstruction
There are currently no backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge, and traffic is moving at normal speeds. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and traffic is being diverted to the westbound bridge. One lane is open in each direction, while the center lane of the westbound bridge remains closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:02 PMConstruction
There are no backups or delays on or approaching the bridge, and traffic is flowing at normal travel times. The eastbound bridge is currently closed for road work. All traffic is being diverted to the westbound bridge, which is operating with one lane open in each direction and the center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:47 PMConstruction
As of Saturday, March 21st at 8:56 p.m., there are currently no backups or delays in either direction on the bridge. Traffic is flowing normally despite the closure of the two left lanes for two-way traffic preparation.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:32 PMConstruction
As of Saturday evening, there are no backups or delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. Traffic is flowing at normal speeds for both eastbound and westbound travelers. While the two left lanes are currently closed to prepare for two-way traffic, this activity is not currently impacting travel times.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:17 PMConstruction
There are currently no backups or delays in either direction at the Bay Bridge. As of Saturday evening, traffic is flowing at normal speeds. While the left lane on the westbound bridge is closed to prepare for two-way traffic, it is not causing any impacts on travel times.
Listen to BaySpan - 7:17 PMAll clear
As of 7:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction, and travel times remain normal. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5 p.m. and Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:17 PMAll clear
As of 6:26 p.m. on Saturday, there are no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is currently moving at normal speeds. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5 p.m. and Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:17 PMAll clear
As of 6:26 p.m. on Saturday, there are no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is currently moving at normal speeds. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5 p.m. and Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 5:17 PMAll clear
As of 5:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are currently no backups approaching the bridge in either direction.
If you are traveling later this weekend, the best times to cross are before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on Saturday, and before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:17 PMAll clear
Traffic is currently flowing at normal speeds in both directions. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel on Saturday are before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. On Sunday, recommended travel times are before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:17 PMAll clear
As of 3:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups on or approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is currently flowing at normal durations. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m., or Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:17 PMAll clear
As of 3:26 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups on or approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is currently flowing at normal durations. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m., or Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:17 PMAll clear
Currently, there are no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic is moving at normal speeds. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5 p.m., and Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:22 PMAll clear
There are currently no backups on the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic is moving at normal speeds. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel on Saturday are after 5 p.m. On Sunday, the lightest traffic is expected before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:22 PMAll clear
There are currently no backups on the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic is moving at normal speeds. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel on Saturday are after 5 p.m. On Sunday, the lightest traffic is expected before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:22 PMAll clear
There are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is flowing normally for both eastbound and westbound travelers. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5:00 p.m., and Sunday before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:22 PMAll clear
There are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic is flowing normally for both eastbound and westbound travelers. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5:00 p.m., and Sunday before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:22 AMAll clear
As of 11:31 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic is currently moving at normal speeds. If you are planning to travel later this weekend, the best times to head out are Saturday after 5 p.m. or Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:26 AMAll clear
As of Saturday, March 21st at 10:36 a.m., there are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. Traffic flow is normal for both eastbound and westbound travel.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:27 AMAll clear
There are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction, and travel times remain normal. To avoid potential congestion for the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday after 5:00 p.m. and Sunday before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. Drivers should maintain a safe following distance from other vehicles to prevent rear-end collisions.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:27 AMAll clear
As of 8:36 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no backups currently approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic flow remains normal. To avoid potential congestion later today, the best time to travel is after 5 p.m. For those traveling on Sunday, plan to cross before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:27 AMAll clear
As of 6:36 a.m. Saturday, there are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel on Saturday are before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. On Sunday, plan to travel before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m. to avoid congestion.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:27 AMAll clear
As of 6:36 a.m. Saturday, there are currently no backups approaching the Bay Bridge in either direction. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel on Saturday are before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. On Sunday, plan to travel before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m. to avoid congestion.
Listen to BaySpan - 5:27 AMAll clear
Traffic is currently clear with no backups in either direction. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m., and Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:27 AMAll clear
Traffic is currently clear with no backups approaching the bridge in either direction. Travel times are holding at normal durations for both eastbound and westbound lanes. For the remainder of the weekend, the best times to travel are Saturday before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m., and Sunday before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:12 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently moving at normal speeds in both directions. A wind warning is in effect with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, or other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise extra caution while crossing the bridge.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:57 AMWind advisory
As of 4:06 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, traffic is clear with no delays in either direction. The bridge is currently operating under wind warnings with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:42 AMWind advisory
As of 3:51 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, there are no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction. The bridge is currently operating under wind warnings, with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution during the crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:27 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently flowing at normal speeds with no delays in either direction at the Bay Bridge. As of 3:36 a.m., the bridge is operating under wind warnings with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should use caution during their crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:12 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction. The bridge is operating under wind warnings with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds are advised to use caution when crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:57 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently clear with no delays in either direction. The bridge is operating under a wind warning, with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise extra caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:42 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently clear with no delays in either direction. As of 2:51 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st, the bridge is operating under a wind warning with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of box trailers, house trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:27 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, with traffic moving at normal speeds. The bridge is operating under a wind warning due to sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:27 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, with traffic moving at normal speeds. The bridge is operating under a wind warning due to sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:12 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently moving normally with no delays in either direction at the Bay Bridge as of Saturday, March 21st at 2:20 a.m. However, the bridge is operating under wind warnings with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 miles per hour. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution when crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:12 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently moving normally with no delays in either direction at the Bay Bridge as of Saturday, March 21st at 2:20 a.m. However, the bridge is operating under wind warnings with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 miles per hour. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution when crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:57 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently clear with no delays in either direction. The bridge is operating under a wind warning with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should use extra caution when crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:42 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic flow remains normal. The bridge is operating under a wind warning with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:42 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic flow remains normal. The bridge is operating under a wind warning with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:27 AMWind advisory
Traffic is flowing normally with no delays in either direction. However, a wind warning is currently in effect with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise extra caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:12 AMWind advisory
Traffic is flowing normally with no delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The bridge is currently operating under a wind warning, with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 miles per hour. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other wind-vulnerable vehicles should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:12 AMWind advisory
Traffic is flowing normally with no delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The bridge is currently operating under a wind warning, with sustained speeds between 30 and 39 miles per hour. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other wind-vulnerable vehicles should exercise caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:57 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, and traffic is flowing at normal speeds. The bridge is operating under a wind warning with sustained wind speeds between 30 and 39 miles per hour. Operators of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should use extra caution while crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:42 AMWind advisory
There are currently no delays at the Bay Bridge in either direction, with traffic moving at normal travel speeds. The bridge is operating under a wind warning, as sustained winds are reaching between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise extra caution during their crossing.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:27 AMWind advisory
Traffic is currently clear in both directions with no reported delays. A wind warning is currently in effect, with sustained wind speeds measured between 30 and 39 mph. Drivers of house trailers, box trailers, and other vehicles vulnerable to high winds should exercise extra caution when crossing the bridge.
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