Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Map
2 E1.
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923-2000.
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goldengate.org
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Open
sunrise-sunset
daily.
7
observation area.
Transport
@
2, 28, 76.
Pedestrians/
cyclists
east walkway open daily,
times vary.
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Toll Plaza
electronic toll
booths only, $6 for cars.
The Roadway
The roadway was constructed starting at the towers
and extending toward mid-span, so weight on the
suspension cables was evenly distributed.
Construction of the Towers
The two steel towers rise to a
height of 746 ft (227 m)
above the water.
Joseph B. Strauss
Joseph B. Strauss is
officially credited as the
bridge's designer, though
his assistant Charles Ellis
has been given major
credit for the span's design.
Irving F. Morrow acted as
consulting architect.
Catching the Hot Rivets
Working in gangs of four, one man heated the
rivets and threw them to another, who caught
them in a bucket. The other two fastened
sections of steel with the hot rivets.
January
Construction of
the Golden Gate
Bridge officially
begins
November
Work begins
on the north tower
June
Towers
are complete
June
Work ends on cables
and starts on roadway
January
San Francisco
pier is finished
August
First
cable across
Golden Gate
May
Opening
Day
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
May
Marin Tower
is topped off
March
Last suspender
rope in place
December
Part of
trestle is destroyed
by a ship
October
Spinning and
compression
begins on
main cable
April
Roadway is
finished and last
rivet is driven in
February
Official
groundbreaking
Marin Tower topping-off
ceremony
