Yes, you have been waiting patiently for the answer; just to remind you of the original question - which bridge in the satellite image below is the famous landmark of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Bridge A, B or C?
The answer is Bridge A; connecting the north and south peninsulas that guard the huge bay. The southern side is San Francisco itself; the northern side is the rugged and rural area of Marin County.
The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 (1280m; its total length is 2737m) .
The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 (1280m; its total length is 2737m) .
When you first see it, the impression is its size, of course, but also its height over the water - it is 227 metres high (746 feet in old money).
Over the four years of construction, 11 workers were killed from falls, even though there was movable safety netting beneath the bridge. Unfortunately, ten were killed when the bridge was near completion when the net failed under the stress of a scaffold that had fallen. Nineteen others who were saved by the net over the course of construction became proud members of the (informal) Halfway to Hell Club.
The bridge has 1.2 million rivets.
