The wonderful Golden Gate Bridge- Travel America

It’s really amazing, mind-blowing, spectacular or any other synonym I ca use to utter the attractiveness of Golden Gate Bridge but It’s not possible to convey the original beauty of this wonderful bridge. You can only feel if you visit Golden Gate Bridge.

This wonderful artificial icon located in San Fransisco, Amaerica. The unique architectural marvel attracts millions of tourists every year. So, if don’t visit Golden Gate Bridge, don’t delay to travel this unparallel beauty of the world.

Golden Gate Bridge Facts – Size

This was the longest span in the world from its end in 1937 until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was constructed in New York in 1964. Today, it still has the ninth-longest suspension span in the world.

Some facts are:

• Total length: Including approaches, 1.7 miles (8,981 feet or 2,737 m)
• Middle span: 4,200 feet (1,966 m).
• Width: 90 feet (27 m)
• Clearance above the high water (average): 220 feet (67 m)
• Total weight when built: 894,500 tons (811,500,000 kg)
• Total weight today: 887,000 tons (804,700,000 kg). Weight reduced because of new decking material
• Towers:
• 746 feet (227 m) above the water
• 500 feet (152 m) above the roadway
• Each leg is 33 x 54 feet (10 x 16 m)
• Towers weigh 44,000 tons each (40,200,000 kg).
• There are about 600,000 rivets in EACH tower.