Bay Bridge troll authority John Goodwin, a spokesman for the Bay Area Toll Authority, offered some answers - and more rumors - about the troll, the purported existence of a successor and their ...

Bay Area transportation officials today briefly discussed the existence of a good-luck troll on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge but were reluctant to provide many details about it.

The Troll is seen as a good luck symbol and is only visible by boat Ironworkers attached the object while replacing the earthquake-damaged section of the bridge in 1989.

The new troll is aimed at carrying on a tradition that started in late 1989 when iron workers place a good-luck troll on the eastern span when they replaced a slab of bridge deck that collapsed in ...