golden gate bridge

     

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Trivia about golden gate bridge

  • In 1937 its chief engineer wrote a poem about it, mentioning its "titan piers" & the "Redwood Empire" to the north
  • An episode of the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" featured this landmark seen here:(in San Francisco)
  • It's the landmark seen here in typical fog
  • Landmark bridge seen here from above on a foggy San Francisco day:
  • The USA's tallest bridge towers are the 746-foot steel peaks of this structure
  • On May 27, 1997 this 8,981-foot long San Francisco landmark marked its 60th anniversary
  • The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake did little damage to this, the world's tallest suspension bridge
  • On Oct. 27, 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake, a record 162,414 vehicles crossed this bridge
  • From the north, Highway 1 enters San Francisco by this bridge
  • In "Vertigo", Kim Novak throws herself into the bay beside this famed bridge
  • Completed in 1937, this span cost $35 million to build