Editing Alameda, California (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:Alameda Portal (15724808601).jpg|thumb|Alameda Portal of the [[Posey and Webster Street Tubes]]]]
[[File:Snapshot 2022-06-23-22h38m35s259.png|thumb|High Street Bridge]]
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Alameda is well connected to the region via road, ferries and nearby rail and air connections.

Vehicle access to Alameda Island is via three bridges from Oakland ([[Park Street Bridge|Park Street]], [[Fruitvale Bridge|Fruitvale Avenue]], and [[High Street Bridge]]s), as well as the two one-way [[Posey and Webster Street Tubes]] leading into [[Chinatown, Oakland|Oakland's Chinatown]]. Alameda and Bay Farm Islands are connected via the [[Bay Farm Island Bridge]], and the [[Bay Farm Island Bridge|Bay Farm Island Bicycle Bridge]] (the only pedestrian/bicycle-only drawbridge in the United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml|title=Maintenance and Operations Department|publisher=Alameda County Public Works Agency|access-date=February 15, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209022257/http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml| archive-date= February 9, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>).<ref>[http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml Maintenance and Operations Department] Alameda County Government website</ref>

[[California State Route 61]] runs down city streets from the Posey and Webster Street Tubes, across the Bay Farm Island Bridge, and south to the Oakland Airport. The island is just minutes off [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]] in Oakland. The speed limit for the city is 25&nbsp;mph (40&nbsp;km/h) on almost every road.

Transportation options include:
* '''Bus –''' [[AC Transit]] connects the island to Oakland and Berkeley, and express service to downtown San Francisco's [[Salesforce Transit Center]].
* '''Ferry –''' [[San Francisco Bay Ferry]] connects Alameda with San Francisco across four routes; three on the main island's west end [[Alameda/Oakland Ferry|Alameda Main St./Oakland Ferry]], [[San Francisco Bay Ferry|Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Ferry]], [[San Francisco Bay Ferry|Alameda/South San Francisco]] and from Bay Farm Island via the [[Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry]] routes. 
* '''Water Shuttle –''' The Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle is pedestrian/bike boat that connects Alameda Landing and Oakland's Jack London Square runs five days a week for free.
* '''BART and Rail –''' The closest [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] stations are [[Lake Merritt station|Lake Merritt]] and [[12th Street Oakland City Center station|12th Street]], near the exit to the Posey Tube, and [[Fruitvale station|Fruitvale]], near the Fruitvale Bridge. BART's long-term plans for a [[Transbay Tube|second tunnel]] include Alameda as a candidate for the first stop on a new East Bay line.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-gets-serious-about-a-2nd-East-Bay-S-F-12628607.php|title=BART gets serious about a 2nd East Bay-S.F. Transbay Tube|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref> The closest Amtrak rail station is [[Oakland–Jack London Square station|Oakland-Jack London Square]].
* '''Air –''' [[Oakland International Airport]] abuts the eastern border of Alameda's Bay Farm Island, and includes passenger, freight and private aircraft flights.