MacArthur Maze

MacArthur Maze
MacArthur Interchange
Distribution Structure
Aerial view of the MacArthur Maze (early 1970s, before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake forced a rebuild). Eastshore Freeway (I-80) is the short curved segment in the upper left corner. MacArthur Freeway (I-580) runs east-west (left-right) through the center of the photograph, crossing the Southern Pacific tracks running north-south. Nimitz Freeway (I-880) (then-signed as SR 17) curves south onto the Cypress Street Viaduct at the bottom.
Location
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°49′38″N 122°17′28″W / 37.8271°N 122.2911°W / 37.8271; -122.2911
Roads at
junction
I-80

I-580

I-880
Construction
Maintained byCaltrans

The MacArthur Maze (or more simply the Maze; formally, the East Bay Distribution Structure) is a large freeway interchange in Oakland, California. It splits traffic coming off the east end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into three freeways: the Eastshore (I-80/I-580), MacArthur (I-580) and Nimitz (I-880).