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| Golden Gate Bridge | |
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| 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 | 8,980 ft (2,737.1 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), about 0.79 miles (1.28 km) |
| Clearance above | 14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates, Trucks cannot pass |
| Clearance below | 220 ft (67.1 m) at high tide |
| History | |
| Designer | Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis, Leon Solomon Moisseiff, Irving Morrow |
| Construction start | January 5, 1933 (1933-01-05) |
| Construction end | April 19, 1937 (1937-04-20) |
| Opened | May 27, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-05-27) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 110,000 |
| Toll | Cars (southbound only) $8.00 (Pay by plate), $7.00 (FasTrak), $5.00 (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 |
| Location | |
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The Frommer's travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world." At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 4,200 feet (1,280 m) and a total height of 746 feet (227 m).
History
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Ferry service
Further information: Ferries of San Francisco BayBefore the bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was by boat across a section of San Francisco Bay. A ferry service began as early as 1820, with a regularly scheduled service beginning in the 1840s for the purpose of transporting water to San Francisco. Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 301-635#Route 101|California Streets and Highways Code § 401]], Route 101 ends at "the approach to the Golden Gat
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