Last update: 10:55 a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026
All lanes of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge are now open after a van fire closed the westbound direction during the Thursday morning commute, causing a massive traffic backup.
Callers to the California Highway Patrol dispatch reported a white Ford Transit van with smoke and flames coming from its engine in the slow lane of westbound Interstate 580, just east of the bridge’s midspan, at about 7:25 a.m…