Even the new quake-proof span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was built in China and floated over for assembly stateside.

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Off in the distance was the city and to the right Oakland Bay Bridge, that connects San Francisco to Oakland.

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That's how many LED bulbs the 46-year-old is using for "The Bay Lights, " an art installation that will illuminate the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for the two years, starting March 5.

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The route is simple: a straight out departure, staying left of the 101 freeway, past San Carlos Airport, past SFO airport, through South San Francisco, and into downtown San Francisco, over the Oakland Bay Bridge, past Alcatraz Island, over the Golden Gate Bridge, then south following the coastline to Half Moon Bay and back east to PAO.

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About 2, 500 people currently live on Treasure Island, a man-made island in the middle of San Francisco Bay that dates back to the late 1930s and is connected to San Francisco and Oakland by the Bay Bridge.

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The Artemis boat flipped in winds of about 20 knots near Treasure Island, which is bisected by the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge.

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The Golden Gate Bridge soars across the mouth of the bay, connecting the city to Marin County, while the Bay Bridge connects to Oakland in the east.

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