the 880

Interstate 880, the Nimitz — the East Bay trench from Oakland down through San Leandro and Fremont. Trucks, smog, and a lot of people’s actual commute.

In simple English: The East Bay freeway along the water, from Oakland toward Fremont.

• 880 was a parking lot from the High Street exit.

• Don’t take the 880 if you can take BART.

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Places

Region

NorCal

Part of speech

noun

• East Bay
• the Maze
• BART
• the 580