The eastern span is over a former railway tunnel running along the east bank of the Canal.

This scheme represents only 15 percent of the eastern span.

The eastern main span was the one that lifted.

A $5 million rehabilitation project was later conducted on the eastern span of the bridge.

Construction on a replacement for the eastern span began on January 29, 2002.

Within two months of the collapse on the eastern span, a contractor was quickly found to demolish it.

It has been widely known that the eastern span was likely to collapse in a major earthquake.

It was clear that the eastern span needed to be made more earthquake resistant.

Much of the original eastern span is founded upon treated wood.

The eastern span is currently being replaced, with a projected completion date of 2014.