San Francisco is a popular US city. It has many popular
tourist spots that attract millions of visitors and without visiting there your
tour is surly incomplete. Along-with God gifted natural beauty such as beaches,
rivers, gardens, green hills, and beautiful forests with wild animals the city
people created many other platforms which make city even more beautiful and
attractive such as some old historic buildings, skyscrapers, a cable car
facility to reach atop the steep hills, towers, and famous squares. Aside all
these beauty the popularity of the Golden Gate Bridge is standing above all. The
famous bridge of San Francisco was the longest and tallest suspension bridge when
it was completed in 1937. Due to heavy traffic facing by San Francisco and Marin,
its construction arose from the San Francisco and Marin was just too much
needed.
Golden Gate Bridge is a masterpiece of engineering. Its
construction was started in 1933. Engineer Joseph Strauss convinced the people
who did not believe that it can be possible to span such a long bridge and built
a 1600 meter wide strait bridge to link San Francisco Bay with Pacific Ocean. Despite
facing many weather difficulties Joseph Strauss was able to complete his
masterpiece on 27th June 1937, with the help of thousands workers
and 35 million dollars. In opening ceremony 18000 people walked across the
bridge, while next day bridge was officially opened for traffic.
Traffic rush on Golden Gate Bridge
Walkway at Golden Gate Bridge
Night View of Golden Gate Bridge
Baker Beach at Presidio Park, and for panorama view the Land’s
End from the northern tip of Lincoln Park are the best point to enjoy the
beauty of Golden Gate Bridge from different angles.
Some other facts about Golden Gate Bridge
Yearly, 5000 – 10000 gallons of paint are used to repaint
the Golden Gate Bridge.
International Orange color is using only to provide the
visibility in the fog for passing ships and also because it was a color that
fit in naturally to the birdge’s setting and the surrounding land area.
Till today, the Golden Gate Bridge was closed three times
since it was opened, due to extreme wind rushing at speed of 70 miles per hour.
According to a web source, the babies have been born on the
Golden Gate Bridge are all of them have been boys.
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