In the decade after they went up, the 25,000 LED lights illuminating the western side of the Bay Bridge endured a brutal pounding.
'It's the salty air, the wind, the fog, the rain, the 24-7 vibrations on the bridge, lightning strikes, car grit and grime — and more,' said Ben Davis, founder of the San Francisco nonprofit behind the light installation that went up in 2013. With the lights deteriorating faster than they could be fixed, Davis asked to turn them off in 2023, leaving what he calls 'a hole in the night sky' for the last year.
' He said more than 1,200 people donated to the relighting effort, including five who gave million-dollar gifts. The nearly 50,000 new, tougher lights are being custom-engineered and made by Musco Lighting in Iowa. San Francisco restaurateur Pete Sittnick hosted fundraisers to bring the lights back. From windows, decks and patios at his two restaurants, EPIC Steak and Waterbar on the Embarcadero, guests marveled at the lights across the water for a decade.
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