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The freeway was featured in a few [[film]]s, including ''[[Magnum Force]]'', ''[[Freebie and the Bean]]'', ''[[Bullitt]]'', ''[[Serial (1980 film)|Serial]]'', ''[[Superman IV]]'', ''[[Time After Time (1979 film)|Time After Time]]'', and ''[[Koyaanisqatsi]]'', as well as several TV shows such as ''[[Full House]]'' (in several overhead screen shots) and ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]''. In a shot at the start of [[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]], the freeway was digitally added behind a shot of the Ferry Building.
== Gallery ==▼
<gallery>▼
Image:Embarcadero-1978.jpg|Embarcadero Structure in 1978▼
Image:I-480_Junction.jpg|Ramps and interchanges between Bay Bridge, I-80, and the Embarcadero Freeway prior to the 1989 earthquake▼
Image:I-480_from_Hyatt_Regency_ca_1988.jpg|Embarcadero Freeway around 1988▼
</gallery>▼
==Demise==
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In 2003, Caltrans began work on a retrofitting project to replace the western approach to the Bay Bridge. This retrofitting is part of a larger, $6 billion project to upgrade the ageing Bay Bridge to modern earthquake standards - which includes replacing the entire eastern span. While the entire project is scheduled to be complete in 2013, the west approach should be replaced by 2009. In late 2005, Caltrans began the demolition of the original west approach after traffic was routed onto a temporary bypass structure. As a result of this retrofitting project, all old parts of the approach will be replaced, removing the final remains of the Embarcadero Freeway. <ref>[http://www.baybridgeinfo.org Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Project]</ref>
▲== Gallery ==
▲<gallery>
▲Image:Embarcadero-1978.jpg|Embarcadero Structure in 1978
▲Image:I-480_Junction.jpg|Ramps and interchanges between Bay Bridge, I-80, and the Embarcadero Freeway prior to the 1989 earthquake
▲Image:I-480_from_Hyatt_Regency_ca_1988.jpg|Embarcadero Freeway around 1988
▲</gallery>
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