Deskripsi Golden Gate Bridge

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Do you ever know golden gate bridge? No?, Okay i will description about that, listen to me,

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. The color of the bridge is officially an orange vermillion called international orange. the structure links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County. It is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and of the United States. It has been declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Frommers travel guide considers the Golden Gate Bridge "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world".

Do you want to watch the video of the golden gate bridge? Okay, i will show the video of the golden gate bridge.(watching video)  how, amazing is’nt it?

The bridge's name was first used in 1917 by M.M. O'Shaughnessy, city engineer of San Francisco, and Strauss.  Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis was chief engineer in charge of overall design and construction of the bridge project. The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, authorized by an act of the California Legislature, was incorporated in 1928 as the official entity to design, construct, and finance the Golden Gate Bridge. Construction began on January 5, 1933. The project cost more than $35 million. The Golden Gate Bridge construction project was carried out by the McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.

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The bridge-opening celebration began on May 27, 1937 and lasted for one week. The day before vehicle traffic was allowed, 200,000 people crossed by foot and roller skate.  An official song, "There's a Silver Moon on the Golden Gate", was chosen to commemorate the event.

When completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,280.2 m). The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge, including approaches from abutment to abutment, is 8,981 feet (2,737 m). As the only road to exit San Francisco to the north, the bridge is part of both U.S. Route 101 and California Route 1.

The Golden Gate Bridge by night, with part of downtown San Francisco visible in the background at far left. A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the bay during a hazy afternoon.

On September 2, 2008, the auto cash toll for all southbound motor vehicles was raised from $5 to $6, and the FasTrak toll was increased from $4 to $5. Bicycle, pedestrian, and northbound motor vehicle traffic remain toll free.[42] For vehicles with more than two axles, the toll rate is $2.50 per axle.

People usually call it the suicides bridge . Do you know what the meaning of suicide? In indonesian, suicide is meaning to bunuh diri. Okay i want show the video of people suicide on golden gate bridge. Listen carefully (watching video) is that terrible isn’t it?

More people die by suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge than at any other site in the world. In a week average 20  people suicide in there. The deck is approximately 245 feet (75 m) above the water. Most suicidal jumps occur on the side facing the bay. The side facing the Pacific is closed to pedestrians. They think,

wow really excited isn’t it?  I hope i can go to there. 

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