When people arrive at there fabulous hotel in San Francisco and get there belongings situated they call the concierge to see how to get to the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is one of the top attractions in the bay. It is a magnificent bridge that is fun to see from any angle. On a very clear day and coming in from the right angle you may see it from the window of your airplane. As you make it into town you may see it off in the distance. From the top of Coit Tower you may see the bridge brighten up the entrance to the bay. If you are very lucky or persistent you might be able to sail under the bridge and see how truly massive it really is.
Here is a small about of information of the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, it connects the San Francisco Peninsula to the Marin Peninsula and spanning over the strait that comes in from the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay. The bridge was completed in 1937 and at that time was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Now there are eight other suspension bridges that are longer than the Golden Gate Bridge. Joseph B Strauss was the designer and builder of the Golden Gate Bridge. He got one million dollars for taking on the project as well as a lifetime bridge pass. He had some other architects working with him, a couple, Irving F Morrow and Gerturde C Morrow. They were the ones to add the art deco and simple structures to the design. They also chose it’s color.
It was named the Golden Gate because an early topographical engineer named the strait that when he came through in 1846. It reminded him of another harbor located in Istanbul. The building of the bridge didn’t go without some dangerous situations. Thankfully, there was a netting that went along under the bridge for safety. It worked. Nineteen men were saved by this net when they fell of during the construction.
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