The Embarcadero is the eastern waterfront roadway of San Francisco , along San Francisco Bay . At one time busy with port and ferry related traffic , it fell into decline as freight transferred to the container terminals of Oakland and the Bay Bridge replaced the ferries . In the 1960s the elevated Embarcadero Freeway was built above , dividing the city from the bay , but was condemned and demolished after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake . Proposals for streetcar service along The Embarcadero were put forward as early as 1974 , and historic streetcar service along The Embarcadero was first provided during the 1987 Trolley Festival , using existing Belt Railroad tracks on The Embarcadero and towed diesel generators to provide power
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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