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The BART system was first proposed in 1946 by Bay Area business leaders concerned with increased post-war migration and congestion in the region. An Army-Navy task force concluded that another trans-bay crossing would soon be needed to relieve congestion on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The idea of an underwater electric rail tube was deemed the best solution in conjunction with a multiple-county rapid transit rail system. Much of BART's current territory was earlier covered by the Key Rail System, a light rail network that had its origins in the 1900s and ran across the Bay Bridge when it first opened; but this system was removed in the 1950s due to pressure by the automotive industry and highway planners.
After years of review and planning, BART construction officially began on June 19June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. Events 1306 Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1846 First baseball game under recognizable modern, 1964Events January January 1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Ort. PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th Lyndon Johnson presided over the ground-breaking ceremonies at a 4.4 mile (7.1 km) test track between ConcordConcord is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. Concord is a suburb of San Francisco, and was until 1998 the eastern terminus of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter tr and Walnut CreekMount Diablo Walnut Creek is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 64,296. History Walnut Creek, was first known as "The Corners," where in Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County is a suburban county in California's San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 948,816. The county seat is Martinez. History Pre-human In prehistoric times, particularly the Miocene epoch, portions of the lan.
Enormous construction tasks were at hand, including underground rail sections below downtown Oakland and Market Street in San Francisco, a 3.5 (5.6 km) mile tunnel through the Berkeley Hills, as well as the 3.6 mile (5.8 km) transbay tube itself, which was lowered to the bottom of the bay by a small armada of construction vessels. The tube, constructed in 57 sections, was completed in August 1969 at a cost of $180 million.
BART began regular passenger service on September 11September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). There are 111 days remaining. It is usually the first day of the Coptic calendar (in the period 1900 to 2099 A. The terms "September 11" and "9/11" have been widely used in the Western media, 1972. President Richard Nixon rode the system on September 27, 1972.