Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands Coordinates 37 ° 49 ′ 11 ''N 122 ° 28 ′ 43'' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.81972 ° N 122.47861 ° W ﻿ / 37.81972; - 122.47861 Coordinates: 37 ° 49 ′ 11 ''N 122 ° 28 ′ 43'' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.81972 ° N 122.47861 ° W ﻿ / 37.81972; - 122.47861 Carries 6 lanes of US 101 / SR 1 (see below), pedestrians and bicycles. Crosses Golden Gate Locale San Francisco, California and Marin County, California, U.S. Official name Golden Gate Bridge Maintained by Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Characteristics Design Art Deco, Suspension, truss arch & truss causeways Material Steel Total length 8,981 ft (2,737.4 m), about 1.7 mi (2.7 km) Width 90 ft (27.4 m) Height 746 ft (227.4 m) Longest span 4,200 ft (1,280.2 m) Clearance above 14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates, Trucks can not pass Clearance below 220 ft (67.1 m) at high tide History Architect Irving Morrow Engineering design by Joseph Strauss, and Charles Ellis Construction start January 5, 1933 (1933 - 01 - 05) Construction end April 19, 1937 (1937 - 04 - 20) Opened May 27, 1937; 80 years ago (1937 - 05 - 27) Statistics Daily traffic 110,000 Toll Cars (southbound only) $7.50 (Pay by plate), $6.50 (FasTrak), $4.50 (carpools during peak hours, FasTrak only) California Historical Landmark Designated June 18, 1987 Reference no. 974 San Francisco Designated Landmark Designated May 21, 1999 Reference no. 222 Golden Gate Bridge Bridges in the San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres (412 ha) of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20 percent larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles (4.8 km) long east to west, and about half a mile (0.8 km) north to south. With 13 million visitors annually, Golden Gate is the fifth most - visited city park in the United States after Central Park in New York City, Lincoln Park in Chicago, and Balboa and Mission Bay Parks in San Diego.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge's clearance above high water averages 220 feet (67 m) while its towers, at 746 feet (227 m) above the water, were the world's tallest on a suspension bridge until 1993 when it was surpassed by the Mezcala Bridge, in Mexico.
PC-Flight Pretty Flight
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Vietnam Memorial Bridge
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Time After Time (1979 film)
Time After Time was filmed throughout San Francisco, including Cow Hollow, North Beach, the Hyatt Regency hotel, California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, the Marina District, Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman's Wharf, the Richmond District, the Golden Gate Bridge, Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill, the Embarcadero Center, Chinatown, the Marina Green, the Palace of Fine Arts, Potrero Hill, and the Civic Center.
Pretty Woman
Edward takes Vivian to a polo match in hopes of networking for his business deal. His attorney, Phillip, suspects Vivian is a corporate spy, and Edward tells him how they truly met. Phillip later approaches Vivian, suggesting they do business once her work with Edward is finished. Insulted, and furious that Edward has revealed their secret, Vivian wants to end the arrangement. Edward apologizes, and admits to feeling jealous of a business associate to whom Vivian paid attention at the match. Vivian's straightforward personality is rubbing off on Edward, and he finds himself acting in unaccustomed ways. Clearly growing involved, Edward takes Vivian in his private jet to see La Traviata in San Francisco. Vivian is moved to tears by the story of the prostitute who falls in love with a rich man. Vivian breaks her ``no kissing on the mouth ''rule (which her friend Kit taught her) and they have sex; in the aftermath, Vivian tells Edward she loves him, but he does not respond. Edward offers to put her up in an apartment so she can be off the streets. Hurt, she refuses, says this is not the`` fairy tale'' she dreamed of as a child, in which a knight on a white horse rescues her.
America's Cup
After a long legal battle, the 2010 America's Cup was raced in 90 ft (27 m) lwl multihull yachts in a best of three ``deed of gift ''match in Valencia, Spain. The victorious Golden Gate Yacht Club then elected to race the 2013 America's Cup in AC72 foiling, wing - sail catamarans. Golden Gate Yacht Club successfully defended the cup. The 35th America's Cup match was announced to be sailed in 50 ft foiling catamarans.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, authorized by an act of the California Legislature, was incorporated in 1928 as the official entity to design, construct, and finance the Golden Gate Bridge. However, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the District was unable to raise the construction funds, so it lobbied for a $30 million bond measure. The bonds were approved in November 1930, by votes in the counties affected by the bridge. The construction budget at the time of approval was $27 million. However, the District was unable to sell the bonds until 1932, when Amadeo Giannini, the founder of San Francisco -- based Bank of America, agreed on behalf of his bank to buy the entire issue in order to help the local economy.
Yelahanka Gate Anjaneya Temple
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West Gate Bridge
Construction resumed in 1972, with the bridge being completed in 1978. After 10 years of construction, the bridge, a part of the larger West Gate Freeway, cost $202 million.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Julia Roberts
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Green Bay Road Bridge
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Betty Adkins Bridge
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Zolotoy Bridge
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Fort Road Bridge
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When was the Golden Gate Bridge built in the city they fly to in Pretty Woman?
where do they fly to in pretty woman
San Francisco
when was the #1 golden gate bridge built
1937