150 Years Ago, Emperor Norton Called for a Bridge Now Known as the Bay Bridge

For a region that rises and falls by its transportation, there’s been very little fanfare for the anniversary of one of the greatest prognostications in Bay Area transportation history; it was 150 years ago the self-proclaimed Emperor Norton called for the construction of a bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland, more than six decades before the actual structure was built. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.