May
4, 2009
On the south
side of the bridge, a 36.5 inch wide cross-section of the cable containing
27,572 separate wires was on display.
Below: Signs and flowers
seen just before the two RV Gypsies started to walk over the Golden Gate
Bridge.
The
Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the
opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both
U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco
on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The
Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when
it was completed during the year 1937, and has become an internationally
recognized symbol of San Francisco and California. Since its completion,
the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges. It still has
the second longest suspension bridge main span in the United States, after
the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City. In 2007, it was ranked fifth
on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute
of Architects.The two RV Gypsies walked
on the Golden Gate Bridge - obviously it was a very foggy day on May 4,
2009.
The famous International
Orange color was originally used as a sealant for the bridge. Many locals
persuaded Irving Morrow to paint the bridge in the vibrant orange color
instead of the standard silver or gray, and the color has been kept ever
since.
Below: A Speed Checked
by Radar sign - is that also a radar gun in Karen Duquette's hand???
LOL
Below: LOOKING DOWN FROM
THE SIDE OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
THE FIRST TOWER: The weight
of the roadway is hung off of two cables that pass through the two main
towers and are fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable is made of 27,572
strands of wire. There are 80,000 miles of wire in each of the two main
cables; the total is sufficient to go around the world 5.79 times. The
bridge has approximately 1,200,000 total rivets.
Below: VIEW OF THE SIDE
OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Below: Different views
of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fisherman's Wharf in 2009
Below: And
finally, views of the bridge from somewhere off to the side of the bridgein
2009
The Golden Gate Bridge is said to be the most popular place to commit suicide in the United States and is one of the most popular places in the world. The deck is approximately 245 feet above the water. After a fall of approximately four seconds, jumpers hit the water at some 86 miles per hour, which can be fatal. Some of those who survive the impact drown or die of hypothermia in the cold water.
Listen
up people - do NOT do this ever! Nothing is bad enough
to warrant suicide!
