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Golden Gate Bridge's plaza flawed but workable URBAN DESIGN Pavilion has a few missteps - but bridge remains the star By John King, Urban Design Critic May 25, 2012 ...
The final design for a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge was approved Friday by the district Board of Directors, moving the project closer to reality.
Restraint is not a word we associate with the Golden Gate Bridge - truly one of the nation's heroic works of engineering - but after seeing a new exhibition on how the span came to be, I am struck ...
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge, meaning it relies on cables and suspenders under tension along with towers under compression to cross a long distance without any intermediate supports.
Before becoming involved with the design and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, Strauss was involved in the design and construction of over 400 drawbridges.
IMAGINE FOR A moment that the Golden Gate Bridge has vanished like in a tale by Haruki Murakami — nothing left but sea, sky and howling wind. Could the bridge be reconstructed given today’s ...
On Monday, one of San Francisco's most iconic structures is celebrating an anniversary. The Golden Gate Bridge opened exactly 82 years ago.
Nearly the entirety of the Golden Gate Bridge now has a "suicide deterrent system" of a stainless-steel net on its side. The net is 20 feet below the sidewalk.
San Francisco residents are posting videos of the Golden Gate Bridge “singing,” which surfaced after high winds rippled through new railing slats.
Completion of a suicide prevention net on the Golden Gate Bridge could be delayed after construction companies say their costs have more than doubled.
This week, the Golden Gate Bridge turns 75, and news outlets across the country, including the PBS NewsHour, are covering the anniversary. The first cars crossed the 1.7-mile bridge on May 27 ...
On Monday, one of San Francisco's most iconic structures is celebrating an anniversary. The Golden Gate Bridge opened exactly 82 years ago.