Carquinez Strait is a tidal strait between Crockett and Vallejo at the north end of San Pablo Bay, draining the entire Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into San Pablo Bay and the rest of San Francisco Bay. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 3.66 ft (1.12 m) at the Port Chicago station at the eastern end of the strait.
- Type
- Tidal strait
- Location
- California, United States
- Setting
- Between Crockett and Vallejo at the north end of San Pablo Bay, draining the entire Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into San Pablo Bay and the rest of San Francisco Bay
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 3.66 ft (1.12 m) at the Port Chicago station at the eastern end of the strait.
- Notable
- The Carquinez Bridge (twin spans of 1927 and 1958, with the older replaced in 2003) carries Interstate 80 across the strait at its western end, and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge (1962 and 2007) carries Interstate 680 at its eastern end (Caltrans / Bay Area Toll Authority).
