the golden gate bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the goden gate, the strait connecting sanfransico bay and th pacific ocean. ever been?
I have never been. I would love to see it. How big is the Golden Gate Bridge?
not sure exactly but it so big its ben declared one of the wonders of the modern world by the society of civil engineers!
Oh cool. Do you know when it was built?
by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The Frommer's travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world." At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of and a total height of .
History.
History Ferry service.
Before the bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World