Skip to Nav
Skip to Main
Skip to Footer

upper waypoint

Robin Williams Tunnel Now Identified by New Sign

Associated Press

Mar 2, 2016

Save Article

Failed to save article

Please try again

Email

New sign for Robin Williams tunnel (Courtesy: Caltrans)

A tunnel with rainbow arches that connects the Golden Gate Bridge to greater Marin County has officially become the Robin Williams tunnel.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the new Robin Williams Tunnel signs were installed Monday night.

The tunnel was unofficially known as the Waldo Tunnel.

The California State Senate last year approved a resolution to change the tunnel’s name to honor the late actor and comedian.

Williams first moved to the Bay Area when he was a teenager and continued to live in the North Bay until his death in 2014.

Sponsored

The two signs — one for each side of the tunnel — cost $3,000 that was paid for using private donations.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

—

Additional reporting by Kevin L. Jones

lower waypoint

Care about what’s happening in Bay Area arts? Stay informed with one email every other week—right to your inbox.

Thanks for signing up for the newsletter.

next waypoint

You Can Get Free Ice Cream on Tuesday — No Catch This Sleek Taiwanese Street Food Lounge Serves Beef Noodle Soup Until 2:30 a.m.Sunnyvale’s Hottest Late-Night Food Spot Is the 24-Hour Indian Grocery Store Minnie Bell’s New Soul Food Restaurant in the Fillmore Is a Homecoming Calvin Keys, Widely Loved Jazz Guitarist With Endless Soul, Dies at 82 How Low Key Became the Coolest Skate Shop in San Francisco Here’s What Bay Area Rappers Are Eating (According to Their Lyrics)Ticket Alert: Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Are Coming to San Francsico The World Naked Bike Ride Is Happening on 4/20 in San Francisco A Lowrider Cruise in Honor of Selena, the Queen of Tejano, in San Francisco