Maps Wars: How Google, Microsoft And Yahoo Deal With Bridge Closure

Residents of San Francisco are a bit put off by the temporary closure of the Bay Bridge this holiday weekend.

For the next 2+ days, the short bridge commute between the city and the East bay is closed, forcing people to take 30 mile detours through Marin County to get to Oakland, Berkeley and beyond.

This is a perfect opportunity to test the map products on the major Internet portalsWho noted the temporary closure and helped users figure out the next best route? The short answer - Google winsYahoo a close second, and Microsoft Bing fails in this particular test.

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