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Loma Prieta Oral History of Bob Travis |
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by Loma Prieta Oral History Project |
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Note: Recording contains background noise and distortion. |
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Part 2 ends abruptly. |
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Description: In the wake of the October 17, 1989 Loma |
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Prieta Earthquake, Caltrans commissioned an oral history |
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project to document the personal and professional |
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experiences of Caltrans employees who worked to restore |
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the State's damaged transportation system. Bob Travis was |
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a Senior Bridge Engineer based out of Farmers' Market in |
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Sacramento when the Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred. In |
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this interview Bob Travis explains the extent of the |
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damage on the highways and bridges throughout the Bay |
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Area attributed to the earthquake. Being a Bridge |
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Engineer, his views of the earthquake damage are |
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important in understanding the damage of the San |
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Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge and the collapsed Cypress |
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Street Structure. Bob Travis also explains the initial |
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confusion setting up a coordinated system with various |
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other agencies such as the CHP and Oakland Fire |
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Department to recover casualties as well as organize |
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contractors to stabilize the collapsed Cypress Street |
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Structure. Also of note in Bob's interview is his |
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involvement with the rescue of Buck Helm from his partly |
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crushed car in the Cypress Structure. |
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Digitized by California Revealed[1]. |
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1. californialightandsound |
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Date Published: 2018-06-26 19:04:49 |
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Identifier: casadt_000143 |
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Item Size: 154171999 |
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Language: eng |
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Media Type: audio |
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