The era of reckless daredevilry among “bridgemen” came to an end with the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, as Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss insisted on a rigid safety code, …

The Golden Gate Bridge stands at the entrance to California's San Francisco Bay as a symbol of American ingenuity and resolve, having been constructed during the era of the Great Depression.

Today, 60% of the rain and snow that falls on the State of California still drains through the Golden Gate. The Golden Gate strait is the reason for the strong tides, frequent winds, fog, …

In August 1919, City officials formally requested that O'Shaughnessy explore the possibility of building a bridge that crossed the Golden Gate Strait. O’Shaughnessy began to consult a …

Studies of the projected future traffic to and from the Bridge were conducted by Sydney W. Taylor, studies that were used to design the vehicular capacity of the Bridge and also to estimate the …

With the exception of the Sausalito Lateral approach road (Alexander Avenue today) which was built as a federal WPA project, there was no state or federal funds involved in building the …

Today, the paints used on the Bridge contain no lead. Another first in bridge building was the installation of a safety net during construction. The 19 men who fell and were saved by the net …

Watch this video to see how the Golden Gate Bridge can move up and down by as much as 16 feet! At midspan, the maximum downward deflection (or the distance the Bridge was built to …

Our mission is to provide safe and reliable operation of the Golden Gate Bridge and to provide transportation services for customers within the U.S. Highway 101 Golden Gate Corridor.

Although the Golden Gate Bridge suffered no observed damage from the Loma Prieta quake, since the epicenter was located some 60 miles to the south, the earthquake became a catalyst …