I think I recall there being a big to-do about this bridge having been pre-fabricated in China.
“When it was built in 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was a Depression-era project that put scores of Americans to work. When its $6.3 billion replacement opens in two years, it will be an international affair from the bottom up, an example of massive outsourcing that has drawn both praise and criticism.
Half a dozen countries contributed expertise or materials, none more so than China.
“China was immensely helpful to getting this project built,” says California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney. “They were able to turn the steel around and work directly with our own inspectors to make sure we met the specifications of what this bridge required.”
Several thousand Chinese workers spent five years fabricating the steel used to construct the roadbeds, cable strands, and landmark tower for the single anchor suspension bridge set to open in 2013.
But the project is sparking outrage among groups who argue the work should have stayed here.
Huge deck segments were shipped overseas from Shanghai, contributing to pollution, say critics, and delivering another blow to California’s battered economy and 12 % unemployment rate.”.................
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/20/san-francisco-oakland-bay-bridge-controversially-made-in-china/
Well, that sure answers a lot.