The large construction project is now being rendered in full 3D in the "3D Buildings" layer on Google Earth. It's the first time a construction project has been featured, according to the Google Lat Long Blog.
Seeing as completion of the bridge isn't scheduled until 2013, it's obviously not all built yet, but a transparent placeholder is also displayed in 3D for the remainder of the bridge. This allows you to see what the one giant suspension tower will look like.
From the Google Earth entry:
The signature portion of the new East Span—and the Bay Bridge—will be the world's largest Self-Anchored Suspension Span, which will also be the first bridge of its kind built with a single tower.
Oddly enough, I was just remarking over the weekend on Twitter how I don't fully appreciate that I can see the Golden Gate Bridge from my desk, and users on FriendFeed were quick to point out that, thanks to online services like Google Earth, pretty much anyone can see such great views virtually. Now that includes giant construction sites as well. .
