Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco Landmark

Full Amenity List

• Concessions-Food Available
• Gift Shop
• Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

• The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County as part of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1. The Golden Gate Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the United States. It is currently the second longest suspension bridge in the United States after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City. The crossing of the Golden Gate Strait was for many years accomplished by a ferry running between the Hyde Street Pier at the foot of Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco and Sausalito in Marin County. The idea of a bridge to span the Golden Gate Strait was brought up in an article by the engineer James Wilkins.[2] The bridge later earned its name, Golden Gate Bridge, after a mention of it in 1927, by San Francisco city engineer M. M. O’Shaughnessy.[3] The bridge was the idea of Joseph Strauss, an engineer responsible for over 500 drawbridges, though they were far smaller than this project and mostly inland.[1] Starting in 1921 with his first drawings that were far from approved,[2] Strauss spent over a decade drumming up support in Northern California. Strauss' initial design[4] comprised a massive cantilever on each side connected with a central suspension segment. Other key figures in the bridge's construction include architect Irving Morrow, responsible for the Art ... more on Wikipedia
• An engineering masterpiece, this bridge, built in 1937, towers with sturdy grace over the Golden Gate. ... more on Yahoo! Travel
• Your children get a chance to learn how to fence - or sharpen fencing skills ... more on gocitykids.com
• The walk across the Golden Gate Bridge is a unique and stirring experience, and the views of the city and bay ... more on Dogfriendly
• The year 2006 marks the 69th birthday of possibly the most beautiful, and certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world. Often half-veiled by the city's trademark rolling fog, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge spans tidal currents, ocean waves, and battering winds to connect the City by the Bay with the Redwood ... more on frommers.com

Directions

The Golden Gate Bridge is located on U.S. Highway 101 and provides a vital link between the City of San Francisco and the counties to the north. The Golden Gate Bridge does not have a physical address so use this link to help find your way to us. Yaho

Hwy. 101 N

Hours

Summer: Daily 8:30a-7:30p

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Tolls are collected in the southbound direction only (into San Francisco). The rate for two-axle vehicles and motorcycles with cash is $5 and $4 with FasTrak (this electronic toll collection system is accepted on Golden Gate Bridge as well as all seven Ba

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Golden Gate Bridge on Yahoo! Travel
• goldengatebridge.org
• http://www.visitcalifornia.com
• http://www.sanmateocountycvb.com
• http://www.visitberkeley.com