San Francisco is usually packed with visitors for the Fourth of July, but this year the holiday is expected to bring in especially big crowds with the holiday marking America’s 250th anniversary and with a fireworks display scheduled to go from the Golden Gate Bridge.
This will mark the third time in the bridge’s history that fireworks have been set off from the bridge’s towers.
Public officials are urging people not to drive into the city and to take public transit, walk, or bike to view the fireworks. Find details about the street closures and transit changes in the city here. There will be streets closed in Park Presidio, near Fisherman’s Wharf, and in the Marina.
Plus, there will also be a full closure of the Golden Gate Bridge from 9 to 10 p.m. on Saturday for the fireworks, with lane closures on the bridge starting at 8 p.m. You can find more details about the bridge closure and detours here.
The Coast Guard will be out before, during, and after the fireworks, working to keep people away from the zones around the bridge and the barges on the water where fireworks will be launched.
Many San Franciscans are already making their plans for the holiday.
Christine Pearson of San Francisco, said she plans to go to the North Bay early in the day, then return back to the city to hopefully see the fireworks.
“[We’ll] try to get back over the bridge before it closes, which is a new consideration we haven’t had to deal with in the past,” she said.
16-year-old Clayton Aoieong of San Francisco said he plans on walking with his family to their Fourth of July plans.
“We’re going to go down to the Golden Gate Bridge, hopefully, like down in the Chrissy Field area,” he said.