Definition of golden gate bridge Golden gate bridge
We found 2 definitions of golden gate bridge from 2 different sources.
Advertising
What does golden gate bridge mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| golden gate bridge - a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wikipedia 
-
Golden Gate Bridge is a bridge over the San Francisco Bay, from San Francisco to Marin County, in the U.S. state of California. It was opened for use in 1937. It is 9,266 ft (2,824 m) long. When it was completed, it was the longest bridge in the world. Now there are eight bridges that are longer. For many people, it is still one of the most beautiful bridges in the world.
History.
Before the cat, the only way to go north from San Francisco to Marin County was by ferry. The trip by ferry took 20 minutes to complete. Before the bridge was built, San Francisco was the biggest American city still served mostly by ferries. Some experts didn't think that people could build a bridge because the water currents between Marin and San Francisco were very strong. Also the water was very deep in the middle - 102 m - and there was a lot of wind and fog that could make the construction difficult.
In 1916 San Francisco's city engineer asked other engineers to propose ideas for a bridge. One man, Joseph Strauss, proposed a very cheap bridge - only $17 million, but many thought it was ugly. Local authorities ask him to change the design and to work with other experts. He accepted. He and other experts, especially Irving Morrow, an architect designed the bridge again, this time as a suspension bridge. A suspension bridge has tall towers that hold long cables, and the cables hold up or "suspend" the bridge.
The bridge is called the Golden Gate Bridge because it crosses the Golden Gate Strait, th
