Golden Gate Bridge


Art Deco Golden Gate Bridge , San Francisco CA
Architect Irving Morrow
Engineering design by Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis, Leon Solomon Moisseiff
Construction 1933-1937
The Bridge is almost 2 miles long with a 4,200 foot span between the two 750 foot high Art Deco towers. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964, and the tallest bridge in the world until 1993.
The bridge was originally scheduled to be painted black with yellow stripes. When the steel arrived on site, it was pre-primed with an orange color. Miraculously, designer Irving Morrow decided that the orange color would offer better visibility in the fog, and at the same time compliment the surroundings.
During a 50th anniversary bridge walk celebration in 1987, 325,000 people crowded onto the bridge and made it sag more than seven feet. For a few short hours the iconic arch was flattened!
The two-billionth car crossed the bridge August 11th of 2002. An average of 152,000 cars cross the bridge each day.

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