The Golden Gate Bridge may serve as a shining symbol for San Francisco but the Bay Bridge broadens the scope, aptly ...

The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a ...

According to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, there were 14 confirmed suicides from people jumping off the bridge in 2023 when the suicide deterrent net began construction.

The Golden Gate Bridge's builders introduced many innovations, but perhaps the most impressive was the precise and efficient technique they used to construct the massive cables. The bridge's ...

Despite their city's obvious need to expand, a number of San Franciscans opposed Joseph Strauss' quest to build the Golden Gate Bridge. Their reasons ranged from the practical to the emotional.

The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...