diminishing returns. occur when hiring new workers causes marginal product to decrease but still remain positive; total product is still increasing, but by not as much as when the previous worker was added.
'It sure almost destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge,' he said. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington - a suspension bridge whose designer also worked on the Golden Gate - had twisted and snapped in about 40 mph winds a little more than a decade earlier. That 1940 collapse was captured on film.
How long is the Golden Gate Bridge in miles and meters? The Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California, has a maximum span of 4,200 feet or 1,280.2 meters. Opening to the public on May 28, 1937 it was the largest expansion bridge in the world. 2  Millions of peâ¦. 3  The History of the Golden Gate Bridge Ferries plied the waters between the north shore of San Francisco Bay in Marin County and the city of San Francisco as early as 1820.