This Man Was Stuck On The Bay Bridge For 74 Years.

Joshua Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. He was royalty in San Francisco from 1860-1880. He decreed the creation of the Bay Bridge generations before it was constructed. When it was built, this memorial plaque was placed on it in 1939, and removed in 2013 when the original eastern span was permanently closed and replaced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton