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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Vallejo - Carquinez/I80 East Bridge |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 68184 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 38.0610 N |
| Longitude | 122.2252 W |
| Elevation (m) | -- |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Spans | 5 |
| Plan Shape | Straight. |
| Total Length | 3350' (1021.1m). Bridge spans range from 150' (45.7m) to 1100' (335.3m). |
| Width of Deck | 52' (15.8m) |
| Construction Date | 1958 |
| Instrumentation | 2002. 53 accelerometers and 2 relative displacement sensors on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site. |
| Superstructure Type | Main span is a steel truss structure typically consisting of built-up steel welded box members with perforated plates on two sides. Connections are high-strength bolted. Abutment 1 is a seat abutment. |
| Substructure Type | Steel truss towers. |
| Foundation Type | Abutment 1 is supported on a spread footing. Piers 2 and 3 are supported on concrete caissons. Pier 4 is supported on steel H-piles. Pier 5 is supported on a hollow concrete shaft. |
| Remarks | This bridge was extensively instrumented under the interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC during the retrofit work in 2001. |