BF Goodrich Explosives Plant

Name:	BF Goodrich Explosives Plant
Category:	Industrial
Archive ID#:	CA3470
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Description:	An explosive weapons development and testing site is located in the Potrero Hills, between the marsh and Travis Air Force Base. The Explosives Technology Company first developed the site in 1967, taking over an old Nike missile site, and acquiring a few hundred   additional acres. OEA Aerospace, now part of BF Goodrich Aerospace, operates the 525 acre facility.
Location:	Near Fairfield (POINT(-121.94128990173 38.206825269887)) (show on map)
Address:	CA
Visitor Info:	Access to the BF Goodrich explosives site is from the north, off Highway 12, down Branscombe Road, to the manned guard booth, where access is denied to unsolicited visitors. Highway 12 continues southeast towards Rio Vista, from where Highway 160 connects to Antioch.
Links:	http://www.bfg-aerospace.com/safetysystems/upco/ http://www.thereporter.com/Current/News/01/02/daily021601.html
LCS:	Explosives Plant, Industrial, R&D
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