LEDs Now Shine on Bay Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO—It’s beautiful no matter how you look at it, but the Bay Bridge can now be seen in a better light.

The California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) recently completed its LED lighting overhaul to the East Span of the iconic San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. After three years of testing and designing custom fixtures, Musco Lighting provided an energy-efficient LED lighting solution featuring Cree Xlamp, XM-L LEDs to illuminate the picturesque suspension tower and bridge deck. In total, the bridge now employs nearly 1,600 custom-built LED light fixtures leveraging more than 51,500 high-performance LEDs, lighting the entire East Span at an estimated energy savings of 50% and lifetime of 15 years — more than seven times longer than previously deployed lighting technologies.