Intersection of Washington st and Embarcadero st  

37.79647, -122.395591 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

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3 words before "comes down"
freeway to nowhere

Historical background

San Franciscans wince at the memory of Embarcadero Freeway. It was gray as a prison, ugly as sin. It was completed in 1959 and for decades it ran along the bayfront effectively concealing much of the Ferry Building from the rest of the city. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the elevated freeway and the city decided to demolish it instead of repairing.

Present in routes of categories Lion-Mini, Lion, Griffin

Passed by: 13/32 (41%).

By categories:

  • Griffin: 1/4 (25%)
  • Lion: 10/21 (48%)
  • Lion-Mini: 2/7 (29%)