The idea for a bridge across the Golden Gate Strait, where the Pacific Ocean flows into the bay in Northern California, was first floated in 1872 by railroad mogul Charles Crocker. But most ...

Soaring 2,050 feet above the Beipan River, the 0.9-mile-long bridge rises an impressive nine times higher than San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge ... With a designed height of 2,050 ...

The Golden Gate ... Bay? Predicting the lifespan of such a complex structure is no easy feat. However, recent advancements in ...

The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...

Despite their city's obvious need to expand, a number of San Franciscans opposed Joseph Strauss' quest to build the Golden Gate Bridge ... but San Francisco Bay waters are, on average, just ...

It took much more than a clever engineer and a relentless promoter to build the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge effort ... Drinking alcohol or stunting — at any height — was grounds for ...