According to Alemi and Stevenson, in models of the early solar system it is nearly impossible for Venus to avoid a big hit. Most likely, Venus was slammed early on and gained a moon from the resulting debris.
The Golden Gate Bridge was built simply, to connect San Francisco to Marin County. The San Francisco Bay has rough currents and ferries were the only way to get across. Building a bridge just made it easier.
The bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait, a narrow waterway that connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. It was so named by Army major-general and California explorer John C. FrÃ©mont, who came across the strait on an expedition in 1846.