Golden Gate Bridge

A suspension bridge across the Golden Gate, the strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It opened in 1937 and links San Francisco with Marin County.

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait that connects San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California. It links San Francisco, at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County, and carries U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 as well as pedestrians and cyclists. Joseph Strauss served as chief engineer, and the bridge opened to the public on May 27, 1937.

When it opened, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world. Its main span is 4,200 feet (1,280 m) and its total height is 746 feet (227 m). The American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes it as one of the Wonders of the Modern World, and it is among the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California.