The Embarcadero Freeway (Highway 480) was originally built to connect with the Golden Gate Bridge. Citizens hated this and the Board of Supervisors agreed to st

The Embarcadero Freeway (Highway 480) was originally built to connect with the Golden Gate Bridge. Citizens hated this and the Board of Supervisors agreed to stop further construction. It ended on Broadway if I remember, convenient for Chinatown. The Embarcadero Freeway came down with the 1989 freeway. Tearing it down vs rebuilding it was a 6-5 vote for tearing it down. Chinatown deeply resented it not being rebuilt and Agnos lost re-election. That probably led to the Central Subway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_480 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_480