Eastern walkway: pedestrians or bicycles during selected hours (see § Usage and tourism)
Western walkway: bicycles (only when pedestrians are allowed on the eastern sidewalk)
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[1]
Website
goldengate.org/bridge
Characteristics
Design
Suspension, Art Deco, truss arch & truss causeways
Material
Steel
Total length
8980 ft,[2] about 1.70 mi (2.74 km)
Width
90 ft (27.4 m)
Height
746 ft (227.4 m)
Longest span
4200 ft,[3] about 0.79 mi (1.27 km)
Clearance above
14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates
Clearance below
220 ft (67.1 m) at high tide
History
Architect
Irving Morrow
Engineering design by
Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis, Leon Solomon Moisseiff
Constructed by
Barrett and Hilp
Construction start
January 5, 1933 (1933-01-05)
Construction end
April 19, 1937 (1937-04-20)
Opened
May 27, 1937; 86 years ago (1937-05-27)
Statistics
Daily traffic
88,716 (FY2020)[4]
Toll
Southbound only
FasTrak or pay-by-plate, cash not accepted
Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 (2023-07-01 – 2024-06-30):
$8.75 (FasTrak users)
$9.00 (Pay-by-plate users)
$6.75 (carpools during peak hours, FasTrak only)
California Historical Landmark
Designated
June 18, 1987[5]
Reference no.
974
San Francisco Designated Landmark
Designated
May 21, 1999[6]
Reference no.
222
Location
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 U.S. 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. It also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and is designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95. Recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Wonders of the Modern World,[7] the bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California.
The idea of a fixed link between San Francisco and Marin had gained increasing popularity during the late 19th century, but it was not until the early 20th century that such a link became feasible. Joseph Strauss served as chief engineer for the project, with Leon Moisseiff, Irving Morrow and Charles Ellis making significant contributions to its design. The bridge opened to the public in 1937 and has undergone various retrofits and other improvement projects in the decades since.
The Golden Gate Bridge is described in Frommer's travel guide as "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world."[8][9] At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, titles it held until 1964 and 1998 respectively. Its main span is 4,200 feet (1,280 m) and its total height is 746 feet (227 m).[10]
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^Golden Gate Bridge at Structurae
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^"Annual Vehicle Crossings and Toll Revenues". Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^"Golden Gate Bridge". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
^"City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
^"American Society of Civil Engineers Seven Wonders". Asce.org. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^Levine, Dan (1993). Frommer's comprehensive travel guide, California '93. New York: Prentice Hall Travel. p. 118. ISBN 0-671-84674-4.
^McGrath, Nancy (1985). Frommer's 1985-86 guide to San Francisco. New York: Frommer/Pasmantier Pub. p. 10. ISBN 0-671-52654-5.
^"Golden Gate Bridge". history.com. 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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