At Golden Gate Bridge in night time, Sanfransisco,...

At Golden Gate Bridge in night time, Sanfransisco, California, U.S.A.

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, California the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Location: Between San Francisco Peninsula and Marin Headlands

Type: Strait
Max. width: 3 miles (4.8 km)
Min. width: 1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Max. depth: 115 meters (377 ft)[1]
Settlements:San Francisco, CA


Carries: 6 lanes of US 101 / SR 1 (see below), pedestrians and bicycles.
Crosses: Golden Gate
Locale: San Francisco, California and Marin County, California, U.S.
Official name: Golden Gate Bridge
Maintained by: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
Characteristics:
Design: Art Deco, Suspension, truss arch & truss causeways
Material: Steel
Total length: 8,981 ft (2,737.4 m), about 1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Width: 90 ft (27.4 m)
Height: 746 ft (227.4 m)
Longest span: 4,200 ft (1,280.2 m), about 0.79 miles (1.28 km)
Clearance above: 14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates, Trucks cannot pass
Clearance below: 220 ft (67.1 m) at high tide
History:
Architect: Irving Morrow
Engineering design by
Joseph Strauss, and Charles Ellis
Construction start: January 5, 1933
Construction end: April 19, 1937
Opened: May 27, 1937; 82 years ago
Statistics:
Daily traffic: 110,000
Toll: Cars (southbound only)
$8.00 (Pay by plate), $7.00 (FasTrak), $5.00 (carpools during peak hours, FasTrak only)