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Centre d'informations sur le Pont du Golden Gate
Golden Gate Bridge Information Center
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2012/09/10 Jean-Marie CHOISEL

San Francisco

Centre d'informations sur le Pont du Golden Gate
Golden Gate Bridge Information Center


Maquette d'un tronçon des deux câbles porteurs du pont.
Diamètre : 92,4 cm, longueur : 2,33 km.
Nombre de câbles internes en acier (non visibles sur la maquette) : 27.572.
Longueur totale des câbles pour les deux câbles porteurs du pont : 128.748 km.
En arrière plan, on aperçoit le pont avec un peu de brouillard.
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A cross-section of one of the massive main cables
is on display in the Southeast Visitor Area.
The panel on this picture indicates the main caracteristics of the cables.
Each main cable is 7,650 feet long, measures 36-3/8" in diameter,
and is made up of 27,572 steel wires.
Together, the total length of wire used to build the main cables is 80,000 miles.
In the background, the bridge is visible with some fog.


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Arthur Lebacq25-Nov-2016 16:12
Interesting shot......nicely composed and framed.....V
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