Look back at the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in photos. Expand Opening day on May 27, 1937, was “Pedestrian Day,” with 15,000 people an hour going through the turnstiles, paying 25 ...

For decades, the Golden Gate Bridge has stood the test of time, but since it’s only about 6 miles from the San Andreas Fault, ...

Look back at the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in photos. Expand Opening day on May 27, 1937, was “Pedestrian Day,” with 15,000 people an hour going through the turnstiles, paying 25 ...

Photos: Golden Gate Bridge suicide-deterring net nears completion Construction of the $217 million steel net began in 2018. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

The Golden Gate bridge, in the San Francisco Bay, during its construction in October 1935. Construction began on 05 January 1933 and the bridge was inaugurated 27 May 1937 by Franklin Delano ...

At 4,200 feet, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge built at that point. It required 1. 2 million rivets, 80,000 miles of spliced wire, and 254 steel suspender ropes.

The massive seismic retrofit will help the iconic bridge withstand the city's next major earthquake and remain a "lifeline ...