Golden Gate Bridge - San Fransisco, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member helter_skelter
N 37° 49.100 W 122° 28.698
10S E 545916 N 4185786
The second longest suspension bridge in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMXD7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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The Golden Gate Strait is the opening from the Pacific Ocean into the San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate Bridge spans this strait and connects Northern San Francisco to the Marin County Headlands.

Construction on the bridge started on January 5, 1933. The bridge was open to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937. At the time it opened it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It is currently the 8th longest in the the world and the second longest in the US.

The bridge has six lanes of automobile traffic US Route 101/CA 1 with designated lanes for pedestrians and bicycles. It's total length is 1.7 miles and it's longest span is 4,200 feet.
Date Completed: 05/28/1937

Usage: Automobile

Length: 4,200 ft

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