Golden Gate Bridge





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November 6th, 2009 by Travel

Completed in 1937 the bridge was the largest suspension bridge ever built at the time, and connected San Francisco to Marin County, allowing for faster and more efficient transportation throughout the area. From 1933 until 1937 it provided thousands of jobs during the depression and allowed the area to survive much of the worst times through the economy it created.

Golden Gate Bridge

Something new at the time was the usage of a safety net during construction, which saved 19 of the 30 men who fell, and would have saved the others had there not been a failure in the net itself. The record for being the longest suspension bridge was broken thirty years after construction in the 60’s by a bridge in New York. Today it has 100,000 cars on it traveling in either direction at once on average and serves as a major artery through the area, greatly decreasing travel times that would have otherwise occurred by driving around or using a ferry to cross the channel.

Golden Gate Bridge