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ICarBum: San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge - Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate, the opening of the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of San Francisco. He connects the city of San Francisco, California San Francisco Peninsula and Marin County, California. Overall length of bridge 2727 m, the distance between the towers is 1280 m, and height is 230 m above the water surface.
This bridge is the result of Joseph Strauss, an engineer who is responsible for more than 400 pictures a bridge, although much smaller than the Golden Gate Bridge, and mostly on the continent. Strauss has spent more than one dekadi to gather support in Northern California. Strauss's initial proposal for this location is not really good, consisting of a large cantilever on each side of which is connected to the centralized suspension. Another important person of the project include architect Irving Morrow, responsible for the touch of Art Deco and color options, and technician Charles Alton Ellis and bridge designer Leon Moisseiff, who work together in complex mathematics involved.
Golden Gate Bridge viewed from the direction of Fort Point in San Francisco {right). Behind the arch is Angel Island, and to the left of that, Tiburon, California, mostly with a background in the East Bay hills.
Source: Tad Friend: Jumpers: The fatal grandeur of the Golden Gate Bridge, The New Yorker, Oct 13, 2003 v79 i30 page 48
This bridge is the result of Joseph Strauss, an engineer who is responsible for more than 400 pictures a bridge, although much smaller than the Golden Gate Bridge, and mostly on the continent. Strauss has spent more than one dekadi to gather support in Northern California. Strauss's initial proposal for this location is not really good, consisting of a large cantilever on each side of which is connected to the centralized suspension. Another important person of the project include architect Irving Morrow, responsible for the touch of Art Deco and color options, and technician Charles Alton Ellis and bridge designer Leon Moisseiff, who work together in complex mathematics involved.
Golden Gate Bridge viewed from the direction of Fort Point in San Francisco {right). Behind the arch is Angel Island, and to the left of that, Tiburon, California, mostly with a background in the East Bay hills.
Source: Tad Friend: Jumpers: The fatal grandeur of the Golden Gate Bridge, The New Yorker, Oct 13, 2003 v79 i30 page 48
