What is the Golden Gate Bridge?

The Golden Gate Bridge (English: Golden Gate Bridge), located on the Golden Gate Strait in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's famous bridges and a miracle of modern bridge engineering.

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In 1579 the British explorer Francis Drake discovered the link between the Pacific Ocean and

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in 1933 and was completed in May 1937. It took 4 years and more than 100,000 tons of steel, costing US $ 35.5 million. The shape of the entire bridge is magnificent and simple. The bridge is scarlet, lying on the white sea and white waves, and the lanterns are released, such as the dragon volley, making the night sky scenery of San Francisco more magnificent.

Best season: It is suitable for all seasons, and you can enjoy the golden gate in the fog when you play in the fog.

Suggested play: 1 hour

Opening hours: all day

Before 1957, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and the two piers had the longest span of suspension bridges in the world before 1964. Until the completion of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, the two 342-meter-high towers were the world's tallest suspension bridge towers.

Because of its novel structure and extraordinary appearance, this bridge is widely regarded as a model of beauty by the international bridge engineering community.