Golden Gate Bridge was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917.

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Construction began on January 5, 1933

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Golden Gate Bridge construction project was carried out by the McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.

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Golden Gate Bridge project was finished and opened on May 27, 1937.

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Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,300 m)

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Now it has the second-longest main span in the Americas, after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City.

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The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is 8,981 feet (2,737 m)

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Weight of the roadway is hung from 250 pairs of vertical suspender rope attached to two main cables.

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Used Material Steel.

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The total length of galvanized steel wire in both main cables is estimated to be 80,000 miles (130,000 km)

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Construction start January 5, 1933

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Golden Gate Bridge was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917.

Construction began on January 5, 1933

The project cost more than $35 million ($529 million in 2020).

Golden Gate Bridge construction project was carried out by the McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.

Golden Gate Bridge project was finished and opened on May 27, 1937.

Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,300 m)

Now it has the second-longest main span in the Americas, after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City.

The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is 8,981 feet (2,737 m)

Weight of the roadway is hung from 250 pairs of vertical suspender rope attached to two main cables.

Weight of the roadway is hung from 250 pairs of vertical suspender rope attached to two main cables.

Used Material Steel.

Width 90 ft (27.4 m)

Height 746 ft (227.4 m).

The total length of galvanized steel wire in both main cables is estimated to be 80,000 miles (130,000 km)

Construction start January 5, 1933

Construction start January 5, 1933

Construction end April 19, 1937

Opened May 27, 1937; 84 years ago

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