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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
1 Οκτ 2024 · Golden Gate Bridge, suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate in California to link San Francisco with Marin county to the north. Upon its completion in 1937, it was the tallest and longest suspension bridge in the world. Learn more about the history and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Learn how the Golden Gate Bridge was designed and constructed by engineers Joseph Strauss, Leon Moisseiff, O.H. Ammann, and others. See photos and documents of the original cantilever-suspension design, the geology of the towers, and the tests and challenges of the project.
Learn about the length, width, height, weight, deflection, load capacity, main tower, main cable, and suspension rope stats of the Golden Gate Bridge. See how the bridge was built to move and withstand different loading conditions.
One of the most recognizable structures in the world, the Golden Gate Bridge was also at the time of its completion in 1937, the longest suspension bridge, and remained so for 27 years. Between its two tall towers of steel pass 1280 meters open water.
The Golden Gate Bridge stands at the entrance to California's San Francisco Bay as a symbol of American ingenuity and resolve, having been constructed during the era of the Great Depression.
But as the Golden Gate Bridge celebrated its 80th anniversary in May, what’s even more remarkable is how successful its engineers and architects were at synthesizing function and design to craft both the world’s longest suspension bridge (at the time) and perhaps its most beautiful.
