MacArthur Freeway

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The MacArthur Freeway is a segment of Interstate 580 which extends from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge southeastward to its junction with Interstate 238 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named for General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific in World War II.

The MacArthur Freeway was constructed in the 1950s to replace MacArthur Blvd. and Foothill Blvd. as the route for U.S. Highway 50 through the cities of Oakland and San Leandro. The I-580 designation replaced the U.S. 50 designation for the MacArthur in the 1960s.

[edit] Communities served

Cities and communities along the MacArthur Freeway include:

• Oakland
• San Leandro
• Castro Valley

[edit] Major Intersections

Freeways intersecting with the MacArthur Freeway include:

• Eastshore Freeway (I-80)
• Nimitz Freeway (I-880)
• Grove-Shafter Freeway (I-980/SR-24)
• Warren Freeway (SR-13)
• Interstate 238/Mission Blvd (SR-238)