{"id":20392,"date":"2013-03-05T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T17:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=20392"},"modified":"2013-03-05T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T17:47:39","slug":"bay-lights-san-francisco-bay-bridge-to-have-amazing-led-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/03\/bay-lights-san-francisco-bay-bridge-to-have-amazing-led-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Lights – San Francisco Bay Bridge to have amazing LED display"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a trip to San Francisco several years ago<\/a>, I noted that the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge would be considered the signature bridge in most cities<\/a>, but it is second to the majestic Golden Gate Bridge<\/a>. The Bay Bridge with its two back-to-back suspension bridges is majestic and beautiful in its own right. Now, an incredible LED display, called “Bay Lights” is going make the bridge even more spectacular. From the SF Chronicle<\/em> (‘Bay Lights’ a shining moment for region<\/a>): <\/p>\n

“Bay Lights” incorporates 25,000 LED lights on the west span of the Bay Bridge, and the software-generated patterns of light will glow from dusk to 2 a.m. for a full two years.<\/p>\n

It’s a coup for the Bay Area to get a public art piece of this size and importance. The scope of the project is breathtaking – an 1.8-mile span from Yerba Buena Island to San Francisco, a crew of eight electricians working at night to attach the lights to the suspender cables of the bridge, an $8 million cost (privately fundraised, thank you) – and making it all happen was an incredible feat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Times<\/em> has video:<\/p>\n