San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

For many years before the Golden Gate Bridge was built, the only way to get across San Francisco Bay was by ferry, and by the early twentieth century the Bay was clogged with ferries. In the 1920s, engineer and bridge-builder Joseph Strauss became convinced that a bridge should be constructed across the Golden Gate. Before its completion in 1937, the bridge was considered impossible to build, due to persistently foggy weather, 60-mile-per-hour winds, and strong ocean currents, which whipped through a deep canyon below. In fact, the bridge is commonly known as the "Bridge that couldn't be built." Despite these unforgiving natural elements, the bridge was constructed in a little more than four years. The total cost was $35 million. The total length of the bridge spans 1.2 miles. Eleven men lost their lives during the construction of the bridge. Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge reflections Golden Gate Bridge reflections Mile Rock Beach ! Mile Rock Beach ! Tiburon Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge. Land's End! Land's End! Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Golden Gate Alignment Golden Gate Alignment Golden Gate bridge Golden Gate.bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge Golden Gate. comment | share Type your message and click Add Comment It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest. Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name Name Email help private comment Aat Bender 07-Nov-2013 07:28 Amazing gallery, great work ! Pieter Bos 01-Dec-2011 06:49 Beautiful collection of the bridge! ~V joseantonio 21-Oct-2011 05:23 You have very nice shots of the Golden Gate in this gallery. Like your compositions Arthur Lebacq 03-Oct-2011 09:04 An excellent and great gallery....well done.... harveywall 24-Jun-2011 22:59 outstandin collection bill friedlander 11-Dec-2010 01:59 Wonderful collection of images of the bridge. Nice to see the bridge from so many angles and so many light conditions. V Xin Qiu 30-Nov-2010 03:08 Beautiful collection of Golden Gate Bridge. Thanks for sharing. Jarek Paszczynski 30-Sep-2010 00:17 Fantastic gallery of this beautiful bridge! BV! Type your message and click Add Comment It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest. Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name Name Email help private comment click on thumbnails for full image