this
page begins with 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
just before the two RV Gypsies started to walk on 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.Below: The two RV Gypsies
walked on the Golden Gate Bridge on a very foggy day.
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: Speed Checked by
Radar sign - is that a radar gun in Karen's hand??? LOL
on 1 December 1951, because of gusts of 69 mph; on 23 December 1982, because of winds of 70 mph; and on 3 December 1983, because of wind gusts of 75 mph.
Below: LOOKING DOWN FROM
THE SIDE OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Below; 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: Some better views
of the bridge with photos taken from down below the bridge
Below: Different views
of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fisherman's Wharf
Below: And finally, views
of the bridge from somewhere off to the side of the bridge
It has been reported that The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular place to commit suicide in the United States and is one of the most popular in the world. (NO, NO, NO, NO - the two RV Gypsies are NOT recommending suicide, so DO NOT do it!)
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!
