A new $33-million waterfront park opened on Tuesday in San Francisco near the Chase Center, following the opening of another shoreline park a few days before.
Bayfront Park, the newest to open, includes 5.5 acres of lawn and rusted steel support beams of the Bay Bridge’s original eastern span.
The property is owned and managed by the Port of San Francisco, and paid for by the Mission Bay Development Group, in partnership with the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure.
The park is long and narrow and runs from Terry Francois Boulevard to the San Francisco Bay.
“What we are doing is preparing for this incredible bay trail that will link the southern part of San Francisco all the way down to the Embarcadero,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said on Tuesdday. “Bike trails, walking paths and this opening will lead to such an extraordinary experience for the people of …