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Rights Holder and Contact
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Date of Copyright
1990-01-11
Description
In the wake of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Caltrans commissioned an oral history project to document the personal and professional experiences of Caltrans employees who worked to restore the State's damaged transportation system. At the time of the earthquake, Tom Harrington was a Senior Bridge Engineer for Caltrans in Sacramento. In this interview, Harrington describes his personal earthquake experience and contacting his staff. The next day, he was collecting reports from the field on the damage that had been done to California Bridges. On Thursday, he was at the Cypress Structure and then set up operations at Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. Harrington continued to receive bridge inspection reports from all over the greater Bay Area and he discusses some specific locations. California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Type
sound
Format
Original Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
casadt_000107
Language
English
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Loma Prieta Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989
Provenance
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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