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4. MARIN VISTA POINT
Crossing from the San Francisco side, pull off just before you reach the end of the
bridge and take in the startling panorama from the specially constructed Vista Point
and look back at the hills and spires of the city. If there's fog, note how the bridge's
tower tops disappear in the mist.
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5. STAR TURNS IN MOVIES
The bridge has starred in many movies, most notably Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo , in
which James Stewart pulls Kim Novak from the raging surf, just east of Fort Point.
In the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill , Grace Jones and 007 battle it out, both
of them clinging to the bridge's aerial heights.
6. PROTECTIVE BARRIERS
The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one spot in the world for suicides. As yet there
are no effective preventative barriers but there are bars for general safety.
7. BUILDING THE BRIDGE
Joseph Strauss introduced the use of hard hats, goggles, and safety belts for the first
time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers.
8. BRIDGE CELEBRATIONS
The bridge opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. Fifty years
later, the ritual was repeated. May 27, 2012 marked the 75th anniversary.
9. HIKING AND BIKING
No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a walk or bike-ride across at
least part of the bridge.
10. TOLL SYSTEM
Since 1937, cars have paid a toll to cross the bridge. Now, only city-bound traffic is
charged, and in 2013, the system went fully electronic to ease congestion from stop-
ping at toll booths.
 
 
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