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What it was like to drive on the Bay Bridge when Loma Prieta quake hit

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Thursday, October 17, 2019
What it was like to drive on the Bay Bridge when Loma Prieta quake hit
On Oct. 17, 1989, ABC7 News reporter Leslie Brinkley was crossing the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on her way to a routine assignment. Her story and her life changed in 15 seconds when the bridge collapsed as the Loma Prieta earthquake hit.
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