This is so weird though, because the lights that line the catenary cable are older and not proposed to be turned off (and anecdotally are much less likely to be broken on a given night).

Maybe it's the scale, relative inaccessibility, or remote control that's the problem.

Honestly, I never loved the 'light show' effect anyway - maybe they should just light the suspender cables with normal lights and call it a day.

EDIT: For reference, here is the bridge before Baylights: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Oakland_Bay_Brid...