7 Wonders of the World – Golden Gate Bridge, USA

The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous suspension bridge in California, USA, the most iconic landmark in San Francisco, was designed by engineer Joseph Strauss . The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World” by the American Society of Civil Engineers. And is acclaimed as one of the world’s most beautiful bridges. Before the Construction San Francisco was the largest American city still served primarily by ferry boats.

The Construction started in January 5,1933. was completed in May 27, 1937 to join the city of San Francisco to Marin County Peninsula across the Golden Gate Strait. Across the 1600 meter (+5000ft) wide strait known as the Golden Gate which connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean. The project cost more than $35 million. The Golden Gate Bridge has always been painted orange vermilion, called “International Orange”.

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Architect Irving Morrow selected the color because it blends with the bridge’s setting. In 1965, the original paint was removed because of corrosion and replaced with an inorganic zinc silicate primer and an acrylic emulsion top coat. It is named the Golden Gate because it is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge the total length of the bridge is 1.7 miles (8,981 ft or 2,737 m).

The length of the suspension spans, including main span and side spans, is 1.2 miles (6,450 ft or 1,966 m). The two beautiful Art Deco towers are almost 820 ft or 250 meter tall, (746 feet above the water,and more than 20 meter is below the sea level). During construction, a safety net suspended under the floor of the Bridge from end to end, the net saved the lives of 19 men who became known as the “Halfway-to-Hell Club.” Only eleven workers died during construction . Today, both the Great Belt East Bridge in Denmark and the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan have main span lengths which exceed that of the Humber Bridge. For many years, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Now New York City’s Verrazano Narrows Bridge is 60 feet longer than the Golden Gate Bridge. The Verrazano was the longest single span bridge until July 17, 1981, when the Humber Bridge in England. Today, both the Great Belt East Bridge in Denmark and the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan have main span lengths which exceed that of the Humber Bridge.

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Vintage photo – Golden Gate Bridge Opening ceremonies – 1937 7-wonders-of-the-world-golden-gate-bridge-usa-_11 7-wonders-of-the-world-golden-gate-bridge-usa-_18 7-wonders-of-the-world-golden-gate-bridge-usa-_361 7-wonders-of-the-world-golden-gate-bridge-usa-_371 7-wonders-of-the-world-golden-gate-bridge-usa-_441