Park built over freeway tunnels near San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge set to open

A new 14-acre park built on top of freeway tunnels near the Golden Gate Bridge is set to open to the public on July 17, completing a decades-old vision by a Mill Valley architect.

The project, known as the “Presidio Tunnel Tops,” is the San Francisco Presidio’s latest metamorphosis in its nearly 250-year-old history. Construction took more than two years.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/01/park-atop-presidio-parkway-nears-opening

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