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You can walk across it. Took me way too long to do so. Even up close it’s an aesthetic and engineering treat.

A surprising amount of bridges are walkable - and almost always a treat, even if you just park near one end and walk out and back.

You can walk across the Dumbarton bridge. It's... not to everyone's taste.

Something to note is they have “automatic gates” that are supposed to prevent overnight pedestrian access while allowing overnight bicycle access. Can anyone share how these gates work in practice?

https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/visiting-the-bridge/bikes-...

" Cyclists press the "buzzer" located near the closed security gate. After security staff locates the cyclist on a security camera, the gate is opened remotely. "

Ty! I took too literally the word “automatic” and stopped reading.

Wonder how long before they try to use ML instead of the human judgment..

Interesting. What's the point in differentiating between pedestrians and cyclists? Is it an attempt at preventing suicide for non-bikers?

Probably an attempt to keep homeless people from sleeping on the pathway and getting run over by the night cyclists.

I think it’s that there are people who legit commute over the bridge, and they can’t be left stranded. No one commutes over the bridge by foot.

But I suspect you’re also right they don’t want pedestrians at night due to the suicide risk.

I once had my derailleur break at night while crossing the bridge and had to walk. They sent out a truck pretty quick to check on me.

Strange that they differentiate between ebikes and scooters.

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