▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁It ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁progress , ▁del ays , ▁set back s , ▁and ▁politics ▁during ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new , ▁safe ▁bridge ▁to ▁re - complete ▁the ▁connection ▁across ▁the ▁Bay ▁between ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Oak land . ▁This ▁was ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁huge ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁project . ▁It ▁was ▁local , ▁regional , ▁state , ▁and ▁even ▁federal ▁politics ; ▁dollars ▁and ▁del ays ; ▁fin ances ▁and ▁finger ▁pointing ; ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁vs . ▁Cal trans ; ▁northern ▁vs . ▁southern ▁align ments ; ▁sky way ▁vs . ▁susp ension ▁bridge , ▁with ▁a ▁bi ke way ; ▁concept ual ▁changes ▁during ▁construction ; ▁and ▁monument al ▁cost ▁increases ▁caused ▁by ▁such ▁far - fl ung ▁factors ▁as ▁the ▁up coming ▁Olympics ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Professional ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁California ▁Government ▁( PE CG ) ▁The ▁Next ▁Front ier : ▁Engineering ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Green ▁A ▁Span ▁in ▁Time ▁Ama zing : ▁The ▁Reb u ild ing ▁of ▁the ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Maz e ▁The ▁Bridge ▁So ▁Far : ▁A ▁Sus p ense ▁Story ▁ ▁Category : Tra de ▁un ions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : L abor ▁relations ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9