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San Francisco 19 Dec 1998


The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5, 1933. The Bridge opened to pedestrian traffic four and one half years later on May 27, 1937. It opened with a grand celebration and vehicles were allowed on the roadway the following day....



The cost of building the bridge was 35.5 million dollars. It is constructed with two towers, 227m tall, from which two main cables, 0.92m in diameter, are strung. At 50 foot intervals steel rope hangs from the two cables to support the concrete roadway and sidewalks below.




The Golden Gate Bridge is a connecting link in the U.S. Highway 101 stretching from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Coast. The bridge connects the City and County pf San Francisco to the south and with Marin County and other California destinations to the north.

Facts and statistics 
Total length of bridge          2.737m | Height of towers                   227m
Length of suspend structure     1.966m | Diameter of main cables           0,92m
Length of main span             1.280m | Length of one cable              2.330m
Width of bridge                  27.4m | Number of wires in each cable   27.572
Clearance above main high water    67m | Number of strands in each cable     61