Bay Bridge Begins to Take Shape

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Members of the media walk on the deck of the newly constructed eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on August 29, 2011.

Replacing the Bay Bridge's seismically shaky eastern half has taken nearly 10 years, with more than a decade of study and design before that. But the results are dramatic, especially when viewed from high up. Reporter: Caitlin Esch