- In 2020, the Golden Gate Bridge is the 35th tallest bridge in the world. The height clearance for vehicles on the Golden Gate Bridge is 14 feet.
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- The cables of the iconic bridge are made up of 27,000 individual pieces. Together, there are over 80,000 miles of wire on the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Stretching 1.7 miles across the Golden Gate Strait, connecting the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge is an instantly recognizable...
- Concerned with visibility in relation to San Francisco’s consistent fog, the U.S. Navy initially voted to have the Golden Gate Bridge painted in blue and yellow stripes.
- It’s just a beautiful, beautiful sight,” he said. “My favorite part is just to be able to say that I work on the Golden Gate Bridge. I love it out here.”
- Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 after a four-year struggle against relentless winds, fog, rock and treacherous tides.
- 9. The Golden Gate Bridge opened for traffic in the year 1937. The construction of the bridge started on January 5, 1933, and lasted until April 19, 1937.
- At the time its construction was completed, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest as well as the tallest suspension bridge in the world.
- For the Golden Gate Bridge, the company developed a method called parallel wire construction. The spinning began in 1935; PBS describes the process