due to concrete falling from the upper deck to the lower. In popular culture & film The novel Abuse of Power by Michael Savage has several important scenes set on the bridge. In one, the hero Jack Hatfield escapes his enemies by climbing the work ladders built into the piers. In the film Magnum Force, the bridge is in the background when Dirty Harry and the rookie cop are on motorcycles on the ship's decks where they attempt to subdue each other. The bridge is also visible in the 1982 film 48 Hours. References External links Bay Area FasTrak – includes toll information on this and the other Bay Area toll facilities With Little Fanfare... Marin IJ article on the 50th anniversary of the bridge Richmond–San Rafael Bridge Retrofit Completed Caltrans Seismic Retrofit overview California Dept. of Transportation: Richmond–San Rafael Bridge History & Information Univ. of California, Berkeley: Bridging the Bay: Richmond–San Rafael Bridge Decades of Struggle for Bicycle Access Bay Area Toll Authority—Bridge Facts—Richmond–San Rafael Bridge Footage of the official bridge opening ceremony from September 1956 Eastern cantilever span from Point Richmond looking West Bridges completed in 1956 Bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area Buildings and structures in Richmond, California San Francisco Bay Toll bridges in California Tolled sections of Interstate Highways Bridges in Contra Costa County, California Bridges in Marin County, California Double-decker bridges Road bridges in California Buildings and structures in San Rafael, California Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area Bridges on the Interstate Highway System San Francisco Bay Trail Steel bridges in the United States Cantilever bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States Trestle bridges in the United States 1956 establishments in California Pedestrian bridges in California