Achievements Of The Golden Gate Bridge

On January 5, 1933, the construction of one of California's most impressive architectural achievements began. Over the next four years, the State of California built the golden gate bridge, which stands high in the San Francisco Bay. The bridge painted “international orange” contrasts with the deep blue of the sea. Today, the golden gate bridge stands as a symbol of freedom for many people seeking a new home in California. It has a rich past filled with many fascinating facts.

In 1933 men from all over came to San Francisco to create this now well-known piece of architecture. The first step in constructing the golden gate bridge was designing it. The original design was envisioned as a symmetrical cantilever-suspension hybrid span by one

One original cost estimate for construction was approximately $100 million. In actuality, the cost was approximately $27 million which is equivalent to $1.5 billion in today's money. To build the bridge San Francisco issued a bond that resulted in citizens putting up their properties and possessions as collateral. Many opposed to its construction which led to 2300 lawsuits against it. After all, a lot of money went into building the huge

This beautiful bridge was actually the longest suspension bridge for 27 years until 1964 when the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was completed between two Japanese islands. The Golden Gate is actually the most photographed bridge in the whole world but it might not have been if it was painted the original color scheme. The iconic giant bridge wasn’t always meant to be orange since it was supposed to be stripped, the colors of a bumble bee (or yellow and black). In 1937 the bridge weighed 894,500 tons but currently, it only weighs 887,000 tons because of redecking in 1980. The Golden Gate Bridge also has appeared in many movies and the occasional TV series. It has been a spectacular visual feature for almost a