TERRORISTS TARGET CA BRIDGES!

KFBK Radio | 11-1-01 | self

[evilsmoker]

Talk show host Tom Sullivan just reported that during a press conference Gov. Davis said he was notified that there is evidence that terrorists plan to target the Coronado Bridge (San Diego), the Golden Gate & Bay Bridges (San Francisco) and an LA Bridge (didn't catch the name) tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 2nd.

[LUVYA DUBYA 2000]

Please reconsider your temper tantrum. Tom Sullivan is THE talk show host for Sacramento and the one selected to Greet President Bush on his recent trip. Also this was just reported on Fox News. Good enough? Oh BTW if there is doubt then it would be because it was announced by Gray Matter Davis Gov, (puke) of Cal.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

Seems to me they'd target the Los Angeles freeway system (one that has a few overpasses one over the other) rather than the LA bridge.

My thoughts, too. Don't assume that this warning has all of the facts absolutely accurate.

[Joe Boucher]

I used to live in l.A. and there used to be a beer with its brewery right along the L.A. river. That is where they got their water to make this crap. I never had any, Afraid.Brew 302. Don't know if it's still in operation but can you imagine its marketing dificulties?

[ladyinred]

This is something we have been dreading here in California. Destroying any of our bridges would be horrendous, but to mess with our beautiful Golden Gate would be the ultimate horror!
Of course our wonderful Governor Davis says the bridges will still be open just heavily guarded. Duh!

[A Navy Vet]

"Take that down, and you trap the Pacific Fleet (whatever is left in port) at their docks."

Probably not. That channel is pretty deep. Besides there are a lot of dredges sitting there that could clear quickly. There used to be a story floating around that in case of harbor blockage, they would blow out a section of the Silver Strand to clear a passage. The explosives are supposedly already buried in place.

[sweetliberty]

Nothing personal, but it really bothers me when someone posts something in good faith and somebody else discounts it as "worthless." I think most of us who post here do so responsibly and with the purpose of disseminating information. Often reports in regional areas do not reach outside those areas and details may not be immediately available. This forum often serves as a place to throw a question out on the chance that others may have more information. As long as these type of posts do not dominate the forum, I see no harm in them. If you don't agree, by all means say so if you feel you must, but perhaps in a less insulting way.

[lonevoice]

That's nothing personal, because you aren't the only one by far, but posting what you HEARD on a radio show to which most others do not have access, quoting a "talk-show host" (I assume) who could be credible, or could be a loony like Art Bell or Michael Savage, communicates no useful information.

I love Art Bell and Michael Savage! By the way, I exhcanged a coupla emails w/Savage wherein he said he's a regular Freepers reader (HI MIKE!). Welcome to the loony bin, eh?

[Joe Hadenuf]

tiajuana....

tiajuana?? Never heard of it. Must be near hooterville.

[dbbeebs]

I just heard on the NOOZ, ABC-7 TV: Bay Bridge (Oakland) Golden Gate (SFO) St Vincent(LA)
Coronado(SanDiego) have been targeted based upon credible evidence.

Gov Gray Davis says so, it must be true.

[The KG9 Kid]

Coincidence?

Cross-board posting: Police scanner in Wyoming re: APB on suspected terrorist?

[Fred25]

There aren't any bridges in LA. I mean none like the Bay Bridge or Golden Gate Bridge.

Huh? You haven’t heard of the San Fernando Bay Bridge?! It crosses the LA river in Van Nuys.

[meridia]

Hi there. Where'd you hear, that "...The explosives are supposedly already buried in place"?

[rangerX]

Makes sense to me.

[RightWhale]

a major bridge in Los Angeles

Last time I was in LA, there were a lot of bridges associated with the freeways. Some of them are on the large side, although not crossing open water. Losing such a bridge would force traffic to use surface routes, which might or might not be a major inconvenience.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

THE SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE

FACTS AT A GLANCE

Location: Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Alameda Counties.

Length: 23,000 feet (4.5 miles), total project: structural and roadway including approaches, toll plaza, etc.,

8.4 miles.

Structure: Suspension, tunnel, cantilever and truss

West Bay Suspension Bridge:

Length 9260 feet (2822.4 meters)

Vertical clearance 220 feet

Span Length 2,310 feet

Tower Height 526 feet (from water level)

East Bay Cantilever Bridge:

Length 10,176 feet

Vertical clearance 191 feet

Span length 1,400 feet

Deepest Bridge Pier: 242 feet below water level - 396 feet high

Tunnel: Largest bore tunnel in the world: 76' wide, 58' high (546 meters (1700') long)

Opened: November 12, 1936

Cost: $77 million (Including Transbay Transit Terminal)

Auto Toll: $ 2.00, westbound at Oakland

Traffic Lanes: Upper level: five lanes westbound

Lower level: five lane eastbound

Avg. Daily Traffic: 270,000 vehicles

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

FACTS AT A GLANCE

Location: Highway 101 between San Francisco and Marin Counties

Structure: Suspension

Length of suspended structure: 6,450 feet

Length of single center span: 4,200 feet

Total length: 2742.9 meters - 13 spans

Tower Height: 750 feet

Opened : May 27, 1937

Cost: $ 33 MILLION

Redecking cost: $ 52.5 million

Auto Toll: $ 3.00

Collection: Southbound at San Francisco

Avg. Daily Traffic: 125,000 vehicles

[A Navy Vet]

Looks like I'm going to have some extra duty coming up.

How YOU Can Assist/Support Homeland Defense

[hoot2]

"I thought L.A. had no harbor or port,..."

we don't; we lease one from the chicom's...

[MetalliDragon]

You take a look at this picture:

Now would you explain to me how the heck an aircraft carrier is going to pass underneath a bridge with clearance that low and that narrow?

[tgiles]

OK everyone, time for the liberal citizens of San Francisco to PUT UP or SHUT UP.

I wanna see a poll after this news of bridge threats, with ONE question:

"DO YOU BELIEVE PROFILING SHOULD BE USED AT THE BAY BRIDGE AND GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TO PULL OVER DRIVERS OF MIDDLE-EASTERN DESCENT FOR A SEARCH OF THEIR VEHICLES?"

[classygreeneyedblonde]

I hope this isint a ploy to draw all the attention to the west coast and them attack somewhere else....