Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge – a popular architectural object of the famous city of San Francisco. It rises on its way to the Gulf of San Francisco from the Pacific. Golden Gate Bridge - a definable world building, which is 75 years old.
This bridge is hanging, because its main part is suspended with the help of the strongest iron ropes. It has simply impressive dimensions: length - 1970 m., Height – 230 m., The space between the carriageway and water is 67 m.
The Golden Gate Bridge began to be erected in 1933 and ended in four years. The time of building such a world masterpiece was not chosen the most suitable, because the country was experiencing the Great Economic Depression, moreover, it was not completely rebuilt after the strongest earthquake that took place in this region in 1906.
The Golden Gate project belongs to the indispensable and brilliant Joseph Strauss, who, in this area, simply has no equal.
The grand opening of world-class architecture took place in 1937. A similar construction, at that time, did not exist throughout the world until 1964.
Today's Golden Gate Hanging Bridge is an integral part of the federal highway. It withstands loads of about a hundred thousand cars per day. Instead of dividing stripes, there are plastic columns in the middle of the bridge that are easily knocked down. Of course, there is a speed limit on the bridge, but despite this, traffic accidents are still recorded here every year.
On the bridge there is the opportunity to walk, as well as a bicycle, along specially designated paths. The Golden Gate Bridge is often chosen to commit suicide, which worries the administration. After another tragic jump, the question of additional fences rises here, but everything is absorbed into the high cost. At the moment, only warning labels, as well as helplines, have been hung here.
Golden Gate Bridge is the pride of all Americans, a symbol of the whole country. Not rarely is this magnificent building seen on the logos and emblems of various American firms. Also do not pass by the Golden Gate and filmmakers who receive unusually colorful shots against the background of this building.
The Golden Gate Bridge still attracts many tourists. As you know, thick fogs often settle in this region, thanks to which, standing on the bridge, you can experience unforgettable feelings.
This is a grandiose structure of the last century, more than once the earthquake tests that have successfully passed. Golden Gate Bridge – the brightest, most colorful architectural structure of both the whole of California and all the United States, which does not leave indifferent both drivers and passers-by.
