The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic representation of San Francisco. This photo was taken from a ferry boat crossing the Bay.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Golden Gate Bridge suicide net appears to be working and is doing what it's intended to do – reduce the number of deaths at the bridge. According to Golden Gate Bridge ...

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 ...

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 five-year, $224 million project to install nets on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to reduce the number of suicide deaths is saving lives as intended. In 2024, there were eight deaths ...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced the closure of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, causing hours of gridlock. The protesters held signs that read “Stop the world for Gaza" and ...

One year after its long-delayed completion, the $224 million steel-webbed suicide deterrent hanging under the Golden Gate Bridge appears to be working. Over the past 20 years, there have been ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: A view of a net designed to prevent suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge on November 30, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The construction of the suicide ...