2007-02-28 01:19:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County as part of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1.
The Golden Gate Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and America.
The crossing of the Golden Gate Strait was for many years accomplished by a ferry running between the Hyde Street Pier at the foot of Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco and Sausalito in Marin County.
The idea of a bridge to span the Golden Gate Strait was brought up in an article by the engineer James Wilkins.
The bridge was the brainchild of Joseph Strauss, an engineer responsible for over 400 drawbridges.
The bridge later earned its name, Golden Gate Bridge, after a mention of it in 1917, by San Francisco city engineer M. M. O’Shaughnessy.
You can learn about the Golden Gate Bridge at: http://www.goldengatebridge.org/
2007-03-01 01:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by CRSHULTZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-03 22:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank Llyod Wright did not build or design the Golden Gate Bridge.
2007-02-28 01:24:22 · answer #3 · answered by seaboy8 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was built by a bloke called Strauss. The only other thing I can think of is that Wright got a very big meccano set for Christmas.
2007-02-28 06:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by john b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank Lloyd Wright had nothing to do with the Golden Gate Bridge.
Not positive what you are referring to. Thanks.
2007-02-28 01:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he didnt. Wright speciallised in organic architecture, with geometric cinderblock and concrete structures for homes, offices and museums. as far as i know he never designed any bridges.
2007-02-28 01:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by jademonkey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he didn't it was Joseph B. Strauss who submitted the final designs for the bridge. It was then built by numerous contractors.
2007-02-28 01:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by Willie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He didn't. He didn't have anything to do with it. It was mostly designed by Joseph Strauss.
2007-02-28 01:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by hbsizzwell 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He got tired of looking at his last work, the Eiffel tower and said to himself... "Let's try a little red now"
Ignacio
2007-02-28 01:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think he and his brother Orville invented the airplane!!
2015-04-16 10:14:26 · answer #10 · answered by Ole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋