In the 1993 NBC made-for-TV movie '' Miracle on Interstate 880 '' , the Embarcadero Freeway , which was being demolished at the time , was used in place of the Cypress Street Viaduct in Oakland , California . The film focuses on the survival of three victims who survived the collapse of the similarly designed two-level I-880 freeway during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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