The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco to
California's northern counties. With its tremendous 746-foot tall towers,
sweeping main cables, signature International Orange color, and Art Deco
styling, it is a sensory experience featuring color, light, and sound. With
more than 10 million annual visitors, be ready for crowds (especially during
the summer) and changing weather conditions. It is truly an engineering marvel,
a structure of magnificence, grace, and beauty.
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.
Construction
Once called "the bridge that couldn't be built,"
today it is one the seven wonders of the modern world. This magnificent span,
perhaps San Francisco's most famous landmark, opened in 1937 after a four-year
struggle against relentless winds, fog, rock and treacherous tides. At that
time, it was the longest suspension bridge ever built.
It took thousands of workers, four years and 35 million
dollars to complete the structure. On May 27, 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge was
inaugurated by 18.000 people who walked across the bridge. The next day the
bridge officially opened to motorized traffic. Today more than 120,000 cars
cross the bridge each day.
Getting to the bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is located at the Presidio Park and
can easily be reached by bus or car. The most pleasant way to reach the bridge
however is by walking either from the Marina District to the east or from Baker
Beach to the west of the bridge. Both routes will lead you through a park, and
especially the route along the east is very popular.
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