Golden Gate Bridge

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civil engineering structure landmark suspension bridge tourist attraction

The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic red-orange suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait, renowned as a symbol of San Francisco and a landmark of American engineering.

Aliases (4)

Golden Gate ×6
Golden Gate Bridge (distant view) ×1
Golden Gate Bridge (distant views) ×1
Golden Gate Bridge (initial design and overall project) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil engineering structure → landmark → suspension bridge → tourist attraction →
architect	Irving Morrow →
carries	California State Route 1 → U.S. Route 101 →
chiefEngineer	Joseph Strauss →
clearanceBelow	67 m →
color	International Orange →
connects	Marin County → San Francisco →
constructionEndDate	1937-04-19 →
constructionStartDate	1933-01-05 →
country	United States →
crosses	Golden Gate Strait →
crossesBodyOfWater	San Francisco Bay entrance →
designer	Joseph Strauss →
engineer	Charles Alton Ellis → Leon Moisseiff →
famousFor	Art Deco design → panoramic views of San Francisco Bay → red-orange color →
heritageDesignation	California Historical Landmark → National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark →
length	2737 m →
locatedIn	California → San Francisco → United States →
mainSpanLength	1280 m →
maintainedBy	Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District →
material	steel →
namedAfter	Golden Gate Strait →
NRHPReferenceNumber	04000379 →
numberOfLanes	6 →
officialName	Golden Gate Bridge →
openedToVehiclesDate	1937-05-28 →
openingDate	1937-05-27 →
owner	Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District →
registeredIn	National Register of Historic Places →
state	California →
symbolOf	American engineering → California → San Francisco →
tollDirection	southbound →
tollRoad	yes →
towerHeight	227 m →
trafficType	bicycles → motor vehicles → pedestrians →
width	27 m →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angel Island → Angel Island State Park → Aquatic Park → Campanile → Coit Tower → Crissy Army Airfield → Crissy Field → Fort Point National Historic Site → Hyde Street Pier ("Golden Gate Bridge (distant view)") → Mount Caroline Livermore → Pacific Heights → Pier 39 → Powell–Hyde cable car line → Presidio of San Francisco → San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park → Sather Tower → Telegraph Hill ("Golden Gate Bridge (distant views)") → Treasure Island → Yerba Buena Island →	hasViewOf
Northern California → San Francisco → San Francisco Bay Area → San Francisco County → West Coast of the United States →	hasLandmark
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse ("Golden Gate") → Marina District, San Francisco → San Francisco National Cemetery →	near
Fisherman’s Wharf → Marina District → Twin Peaks →	offersViewOf
Crissy Army Airfield → Golden Gate National Recreation Area →	adjacentTo
Marin City → North Bay →	locatedNorthOf
Golden Gate National Cemetery ("Golden Gate") → Golden Gate Park ("Golden Gate") →	namedAfter
Irving Morrow → Joseph Strauss →	notableWork
San Francisco County ("Golden Gate") →	bordersBodyOfWater
Golden Gate International Exposition →	commemorated
Marin County →	connectedBy
San Francisco Bay ("Golden Gate") →	connectedTo
San Francisco Bay →	crossedBy
Joseph Strauss ("Golden Gate Bridge (initial design and overall project)") →	designed
25 de Abril Bridge →	designSimilarTo
California's 2nd congressional district →	followsCoastFrom
Golden Gate Strait →	formsNaturalChannelFor
Golden Gate Strait →	hasStructureOver
Pioneer Park →	hasView
San Francisco →	knownFor
Fort Point National Historic Site ("Golden Gate") →	locatedAtBodyOfWater
Fort Point National Historic Site →	locatedUnder
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark →	notableExample
Golden Gate Bridge →	officialName
Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District →	responsibleFor
Golden Gate Strait →	spannedBy
Marina District, San Francisco →	viewOf