Golden Gate Bridge           The Golden Gate Bridge is recognized as an important landmark of the west.  It is located in San Francisco, California.           It was built in 1937 and is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges.   It is almost 2 miles long.  It spans the entrance to San Francisco.

          The bridge is made out of steel and concrete.  It withstands brutal winds, tide, and fog.  It is also sits less than 8 miles from the spot where one of the worst earthquakes in history occurred.

 

Stats:

·        cost: $27 million

·        length of bridge: 8,981 ft.

·        height of towers: 746 ft.

·        longest single span: 4,200 ft.

·        diameter of cables: 36.5 in.

·        length of the steel wires used in the cables of the bridge is enough to circle the earth three times

·        more than 45 million cars cross the bridge each year

·        color: vermilion orange

·        toll-southbound: $5.00