MacArthur Maze

MacArthur Maze
MacArthur Interchange
Distribution Structure
Aerial view of the MacArthur Maze (early 1970s, before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake forced a rebuild). Eastshore Freeway (I-80) is the short curved segment in the upper left corner. MacArthur Freeway (I-580) runs east-west (left-right) through the center of the photograph, crossing the Southern Pacific tracks running north-south. Nimitz Freeway (I-880) (then-signed as SR 17) curves south onto the Cypress Street Viaduct at the bottom.
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Location
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°49′38″N 122°17′28″W / 37.8271°N 122.2911°W / 37.8271; -122.2911
Roads at
junction		 I-80

I-580

I-880
Construction
Maintained byCaltrans

The MacArthur Maze[1][2][3] (or more simply the Maze; formally, the East Bay Distribution Structure[4]) is a large freeway interchange in Oakland, California. It splits traffic coming off the east end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into three freeways: the Eastshore (I-80/I-580), MacArthur (I-580) and Nimitz (I-880).[5]

  1. ^ "Caltrans plans I-80-580 lane closures for MacArthur maze work". Contra Costa Times. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Maze Collapse News". Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014. The 580 connector ramp at the MacArthur Maze reopened Thursday evening
  3. ^ "Tanker fire destroys part of MacArthur Maze / 2 freeways closed near Bay Bridge". SFGate.com. April 29, 2007.
  4. ^ "Emeryville Comes of Age – 1930s to 1960s". City of Emeryville. Retrieved February 1, 2014. These roads diverged east of the bridge in a tangle of ramps and overpasses just south of the Emeryville border officially called the 'Distribution Structure', but commonly known as the 'Maze'. After MacArthur Boulevard was built to carry U.S. 50 across Oakland, it became known as the MacArthur Maze
  5. ^ Mara, Janis (December 24, 2009). "MacArthur Maze a testament to Bay Area vision, resilience". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2014. It's the infamous MacArthur Maze, the freeway interchange near the eastern end of the Bay Bridge where Interstate highways 80, 580 and 880 converge