Golden Gate Bridge
Basic information
The Golden Gate Bridge is a 1.6km (1 mile) suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, this bridge connects the San Franciso, California to Marin County. It is one of the most internationally recognized figure of California and the US, the bridge carries 6 lanes of pedestrians and bicycles as well as the U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1.
The engineer Joseph Strauss designed the bridge in 1917, and was declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World. Construction on the bridge started on the 5th January 1933 and was completed on the 19th April 1937, the bridge was finally opened on the 27th May 1937 and was at that time the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world,(span of 1,280m or 4,200 feet and a height of 227m or 746 feet). It carries about 110,000 traffic daily across the steel bridge.
- 4 days from now, November 25, 2024, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 88th half birthday
- 5 days from now, November 27, 2024, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate exactly 1050 months
- 43 days from now, January 5, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate exactly 32,000 days
- 64 days from now, January 25, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 364th Mercury age
- 127 days from now, March 29, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate exactly 770,000 hours
- 152 days from now, April 23, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 365th Mercury age
- 176 days from now, May 17, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 143rd Venus age
- 186 days from now, May 27, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 88th birthday
- 240 days from now, July 20, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate 366th Mercury age
- 243 days from now, July 24, 2025, Golden Gate Bridge celebrate exactly 4,600 weeks