BAY AREA, CA — An injury crash shut down all northbound lanes of Highway 101 on the Golden Gate Bridge, backing up traffic into San Francisco this morning.
The collision reported at about 6 a.m. blocked lanes between the bridge's midspan and the Marin–San Francisco county line.
Traffic backed up in both directions. A severe traffic alert is in effect and drivers were warned to avoid the area.
City streets clogged with cars and traffic was moving slowly through Park Presidio.
Major backups also faced Marin County commuters, where a flood advisory is still in effect.
Highway 24 near Acalanes Avenue in Lafayette through Walnut Creek and Concord was backed up as well.
In Richmond, another collision blocked the left and center lanes of westbound Interstate 580 at South 23rd Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Drivers should expect delays.
On the Peninsula, traffic was backing up into Belmont due to an accident.
CHP issued a severe traffic alert at about 8 a.m. as they tried to clear a crash and overturned vehicle on northbound HWY-101 south of CA-92 West.
A crash on southbound 101 north of CA-237 East near Sunnyvale was also blocking the left lane and slowing traffic.
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