Golden Gate Bridge California USA History and Interesting Facts

Golden Gate Bridge Quick Facts

Golden Gate Bridge Overview

There are many giant bridges in the world, but a bridge like the Golden Gate Bridge maybe somewhere in the world. This bridge is famous in the world for its unique structure. This bridge connects the US states of San Francisco, and California to each other. This bridge is also known for its unique color and its capacity.

Golden Gate Bridge History

The history of this bridge is linked to the Bay of San Francisco. This area was previously surrounded by water, due to which a ferry service started here in the early 1820s.

In 1867 the Sausalito Land and Ferry Company service became the largest ferry company in the world by the late 1920s. Who provided this facility to the water areas, but people were not getting much benefit from this service because they had to pay a dollar every time for this service, which took more of their time and money. To get rid of this problem, people sought help from the government, after which this bridge was started to be built on 5 January 1933 and on 27 May 1937 it was opened to the public.

Golden Gate Bridge Interesting Facts

1. It took Four years (1933–1937) to build this bridge, which aimed to create jobs by overcoming the economic downturn in the US state of San Francisco.
2. It was the longest hanging bridge in the world until 1964, but now it comes in second place. Its total length is 2.7 km, total height is 227.4 m and width is 27.4 m.
3. It also connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, which is 4200 feet in length.
4. The structure of this bridge has been designed in such a way that it can withstand earthquakes of up to 8 Richter scale intensity and 841 km. Can withstand stormy winds for hours.
5. The construction of the bridge cost about $27 million, which was a huge amount at the time.
6. Kevin Briggs, who worked as a policeman on this bridge, has so far prevented about 200 people from committing suicide.
7. This bridge is the second such bridge in the world, where most people commit suicide and the first is China's Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
8. The bridge is not named for its color, but rather the San Francisco Bay, which is called the California gold rush, after which it is called the Golden Gate Bridge.
9. While creating this bridge, its color was also considered a lot, in the end, the international orange color was chosen, which is clearly visible even in the fog.
10. This bridge has been closed a total of three times so far due to weather conditions. First on 1 December 1951, the second time in 1982, and the third time on 3 December 1983 due to an increase in wind speed.