SF Bay Area Traffic Cameras — Live Road Cameras & Map
All SF Bay Area California Caltrans cameras — interactive map
About the SF Bay Area cameras
Dense coverage of the Bay Area's arteries and bridges — I‑80 over the Bay Bridge, I‑880 and I‑580 through the East Bay, US‑101 and I‑280 down the Peninsula, plus SR‑24, SR‑92 and SR‑237. Ideal for timing a bridge crossing or a commute.
The Bay Area's 600‑plus Caltrans cameras are all about timing — bridges and commutes. I‑80 across the Bay Bridge is the region's most-watched crossing, with cameras on the approaches from both San Francisco and Oakland, joined by the I‑880 Nimitz and I‑580 through the East Bay — the latter continuing over the windy Altamont Pass toward Tracy and the Central Valley.
Down the Peninsula, US‑101 and I‑280 run in parallel through Silicon Valley to San Jose. Coverage also reaches SR‑24 at the Caldecott Tunnel, SR‑92 across the San Mateo Bridge, SR‑37 along the north bay, and SR‑17's twisting climb over the Santa Cruz Mountains, where winter rain turns the Santa Cruz commute into a crash watch.
One honest note: the Golden Gate Bridge is operated by its own bridge district rather than Caltrans, so there's no deck camera here — but the US‑101 approaches on both sides are covered. For fog, backups or a stall on a bridge you're about to cross, thirty seconds with the cameras beats any color-coded map.
Tips for the SF Bay Area cameras
- Look at the approach cameras for the bridge you're about to cross — toll-plaza backups build fast and show on camera before they show in your ETA.
- In winter rain, check SR‑17 before driving to Santa Cruz — the wet curves over the summit produce spinouts that close lanes with little warning.
- Bay fog burns off unevenly; the bayside and coastal cameras tell you whether it's a real visibility problem or just gray sky.
- Group your commute into favorites — the bridge approach, the merge that always jams — and the whole run loads at once next time.
- Pair the pictures with the official word: Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) or 511.org carries closures, incidents and detours the cameras can't explain.
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In-depth guides to the highways, passes and destinations we cover here.