Photos: Bay Bridge eastern span closes – Park Record Media Center

No, they haven't added a cable car line to the new Bay Bridge. It is just one of the motorized cable cars used to carry guests of a bridge contractor party at the toll plaza late Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises, the primary contractor for the self-anchored suspension segment of the new span, held a private celebration for their employees and guests Sunday evening Sept. 1, 2013 at the Sawtooth Building in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Crews put the final touches on the Bay Bridge toll plaza as the sun sets Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. The bridge's announced opening is 5 AM Tuesday. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Crews from MCM Construction work late Sunday afternoon installing the temporary ramp segments that will connect the Bay Bridge Trail to the shoreline in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

The section of Bay Bridge that collapsed 24 years ago in the Loma Prieta Earthquake stands empty late Sunday afternoon Sept. 1, 2013 between Oakland and San Francisco, Calif. A troll that guarded the section outside the north railing has mysteriously disappeared. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

A lucky penny is embedded in the roadway seam at the section of the Bay Bridge that collapsed 24 years ago in the Loma Prieta Earthquake stands empty late Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2013 between Oakland and San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

A construction worker prepares the footings for a bike lane on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued in advance of its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Caltrans workers ready a new open toll lane for FasTrak patrons at the toll plaza of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued to prepare the new eastern span of the bridge for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Demolition crews tear down the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., in advance of the scheduled opening of the new span on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

The newly repaved toll plaza sits ready for traffic to the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued to prepare the new span for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Caltrans workers ready a new open toll lane for FasTrak patrons at the toll plaza of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued to prepare the new eastern span of the bridge for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Construction workers clean up the Yerba Buena Island tunnel at the west end of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued in advance of its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

A construction worker tends to one of the light standards on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued to prepare the bridge for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Unidentified California Highway Patrol officers pose for a photograph on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued in preparation for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

An electronic message sign shows the wrong date, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued to prepare the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge for its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Construction workers ready a section of bike path for placement in the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued in advance of its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Both the old and new eastern spans of the Bay Bridge are seen from Burma Road in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A California Highway Patrol vehicle leads a media tour of the new Bay Bridge eastern span in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Construction vehicles line the side of the roadway on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Oakland, Calif., as work continued in advance of its scheduled opening on Tuesday at 5 a.m. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Demolition of the old Bay Bridge continues in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Caltrans leads a media tour of the new Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure.(Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A worker walks along the old cantilever section of the Bay Bridge eastern span in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition of the old Bay Bridge continues in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A worker uses a cutting torch as demolition of the old Bay Bridge continues in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The new Bay Bridge is photographed in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Work continues on the Yerba Buena tunnel of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The bike path on the new Bay Bridge is seen here in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. According to Caltrans, progress continues to remain on schedule on the third day of the bridge closure. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The new and old eastern spans of the Bay Bridge seen after coming out of the tunnel from San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge is underway as the City of Oakland is seen on the horizon from the new eastern span in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge is underway as the Port of Oakland is seen on the horizon from the new eastern span in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge is underway near the toll plaza in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

View of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge seen from a bypass at Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

View of the S curve section of the lower deck of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A segment of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge is seen atop the U.S. Coast Guard station at Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A lone construction worker watches crews on the east side of the Yerba Buena tunnel preparing the new Bay Bridge eastern span on Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

With the five-day bridge closure in place, maintenance crews work Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2013 painting suspender ropes and fixing the Bay Light's installation on the original Bay Bridge's western span in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

With the five-day bridge closure in place, maintenance crews work Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2013 on the lower deck of the original Bay Bridge's western span in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

California Highway Patrol officer Daniel Hill stands guard on the closed old Bay Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 one day after the 76-year-old span was retired in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Caltrans senior engineer Brian Maroney points out features on the old cantilever section of the Bay Bridge while discussing with the media how the $239 million demolition project will proceed, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Caltrans senior engineer Brian Maroney points out features on the old cantilever section of the Bay Bridge while discussing with the media how the $239 million demolition project will proceed, Thursday afternoon Aug. 29, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Caltrans senior engineer Brian Maroney leads a press tour onto the old cantilever section of the Bay Bridge while discussing how the $239 million demolition project will proceed, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The new Bay Bridge nears completion Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in a view from the retired eastern span in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

With the closed Bay Bridge serving as a backdrop, afternoon commuters wait for the Harbor Bay Ferry on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The Bay Bridge sits empty of car traffic, so that the construction of the new eastern span of the bridge can be completed, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is done on the toll booth approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Commuter traffic was surprisingly light approaching the Bay Bridge, which was closed Wednesday night so that the construction of the new eastern span of the bridge can be completed, seen Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Signs await installation on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

The new Bay Bridge glows in the morning light Thursday morning, Aug. 29, 2013, the day after the old cantilever span was closed. Caltrans promises to have drivers on the new $6.4 billion span by Tuesday morning. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition work is underway on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is underway as the Bay Bridge nears its opening date in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition work is underway on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is done on the toll booth approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Demolition work is underway on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is done on the toll booth approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is done on the Yerba Buena Island approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A worker uses a cutting torch as the demolition work gets underway on the old span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Paving work is done on the Yerba Buena Island approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

BART patrons crowd a train bound for San Francisco at the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Westbound traffic on the San Mateo Bridge is thick on the first day of the Bay Bridge closure, at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Traffic appears light on Highway 24 at 7:18 a.m. on the first day of the Bay Bridge closure as other commuters choose to ride BART westbound in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Commuters wait for a westbound train at 6:59 a.m. at the BART station in Walnut Creek on the first day of the Bay Bridge closure in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Ferry patrons line up to board a boat bound for South San Francisco at the ferry terminal at Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Stuart Bonderow counts riders with a clicker as they board the Pisces bound for South San Francisco at the ferry terminal at Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

BART commuters await the next train into San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. The Bay Bridge is closed to traffic until at least Monday night so that the construction of the new eastern span of the bridge can be completed. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Passengers board a San Francisco bound train at the Hayward BART station on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Hayward, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Passengers wait for a train on a platform at the Hayward BART station on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Hayward, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

BART patrons carrying bicycles await a train bound for San Francisco at the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Shuttles line up to carry commuters at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Automobiles move westbound along Highway 92 near the toll plaza of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Hayward, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Automobiles move along Highway 92 near the toll plaza of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Hayward, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A California Highway Patrol cruiser blocks the road to the toll plaza as officials closed the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge so that the finishing construction of the new eastern span of the bridge could begin Wednesday night, Aug. 28, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Bob Faber, of Richmond, drives his 1930 Model A Ford through the toll plaza as it became the last car ever to cross the the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span is scheduled to open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

A toll-taker waves to Bob Faber, of Richmond, after he and his 1930 Model A Ford were the last to cross the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span is scheduled to open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

The California Highway Patrol and Caltrans close the westbound Interstate 80 lanes towards San Francisco as they to begin work on the old and new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Bob Faber, of Richmond, prepares to drive his 1930 Model A Ford across the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Faber was the last vehicle to drive over the bridge. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span is expected to open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Toll taker Annabelle Tan, of Hayward, leaves her station after the last car crossed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span will open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Asphalt grinding gets underway at the toll plaza to the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Work (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

All lanes of the toll plaza sport a red light and a closed sign as officials shut down the Bay Bridge so that finishing construction of the new eastern span of the bridge could begin on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

After visiting his brother in Emeryville, Jason Hsieh of South San Francisco gets a Caltrans escort onto Interstate 80 at the West Grand Avenue onramp as he goes home in his blue Prius using the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The bridge is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

Some of the last motorists get on at the West Grand Avenue onramp to Interstate 80 and the Bay Bridge before it is closed in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The bridge is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

The lights come on the new eastern span of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge as cars pass over the old span for the last time before it's closed forever, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

The final motorists over the cantilever section of the Bay Bridge drive through thick fog on their way into San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. After 76 years of service, the seismically-unsafe structure that claimed a life in the Loma Prieta Earthquake 24 years ago is finally being replaced. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Toll booths are closed after the the last car crossed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span will open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Caltrans workers perform work near the toll plaza in Oakland, Calif., during the the Bay Bridge closure for the old and new eastern span on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

A Caltrans worker walks through the closed toll plaza at the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

Contractors grind the pavement just before the toll plaza after the Bay Bridge was closed in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span is scheduled to open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Machinery sits near the West Grand Avenue onramp including these carbon bit teeth that will be used to cut up the roadway on the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The bridge is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday Sept. 3. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

Steam rises from hot asphalt as work takes place in front of the toll plaza on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

Anchor bolts are removed from the roadway as lanes 18, 19, and 20 take on a new look without a tool booths to accommodate FasTrak lanes on the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( ecct0829closed )

Caltrans trucks approach the toll plaza in Oakland, Calif., as they prepare to work on the old and new eastern span of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The new eastern span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5 a.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

The last few cars to cross the Bay Bridge head through the toll plaza in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The old eastern span was shut down permanently at 8 p.m. tonight, and the new span is scheduled to open to traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Construction of the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world began in 2002. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )

Caltrans workers await the stroke of eight o'clock to close the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge so that construction of the new eastern span of the bridge could commence, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE )