Workers completed the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. When the immediate landmark opened to the public, few of the men who had built it attended the celebration. Most of them figured they had seen ...

Over time, the name “Golden Gate Bridge” became a big part of San Francisco’s identity. It shows off the bridge’s amazing design and its deep history, going back to Fremont’s naming.

The bridge's name, "Golden Gate," actually refers to the body of water it spans (the Golden Gate Strait that connects the Pacific Ocean with the San Francisco Bay), and was built to make travel ...

Historian Michael Beschloss reminds us that construction on San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge began today in 1933, in the depths of the Depression. The Golden Gate Bridge took four years ...

The Golden Gate Bridge, with its fiery orange towers ... nearly a century after they were originally built. The bridge isn’t ...

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 ...

Workers completed the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. When the immediate landmark opened to the public, few of the men who had built it attended the celebration. Most of them figured they had seen ...