and in the words of frank marion written 80 years ago ring true today. he said, the bridges do not build themselves. and before the labor in concrete and steel, there was the labor in the minds of men. and we now building this bridge would be remiss indeed if we did not set forth in the record of sunk and towers raised in the acknowledgment of the service performed at the birth of this project and the subsequent developments by the citizens public officers and civic organizations. and for thousands of men and women around the world that contributed to the construction and for all of the people in california, this is a day to celebrate. and today we have a right to embrace, a sense of achievement, and a sense of thanksgiving. none of us will forget that the newly sfan is first and foremost the public safety project and despite the journey length it has been completed before the arrival of our next big earthquake. and thank goodness for that. [ applause ] >> the bridge is looking and just a bonus that all of us who are so fortunate to live here in the bay

governor frank marion cut the chain. governor jerry brown is out of state so lieutenant governor gav gavin newsome takes hit role. >> it looks like we're getting close. lieutenant governor is there and oakland bhooish and san francisco mayor ed lee so really a historic time for the bay bridge. and really, for the entire region because of the commerce and all the people that travel across the bridge, it's the most traveled bridge in the bay area. that chain about to be cut. the ceremonial cutting of the chain and then about -- it looked like about 50 to 60 cars, vintage cars, some teslas and some other dignitary also go over the bridge and approximately around 8:00 or 9:00 tonight the bridge will open. >> what they're doing, they're handing out gloves to all the vips. to protect them, from the blow torch or have them ready for the chain cutting. they all have their gloves on getting ready for this big ceremonial event and will have a chance to drive across the bridge. >> mayor jeanne kan, getting emotional a short while a