Golden Gate Bridge Research Library

 

   

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Additional Online Archives
 

Photo Library

  
  Historic & Contemporary Images, Video Diagram of the Golden Gate Bridge
   

History, Construction, and Opening Fiesta
  Concept for a Bridge Construction Statistics (length, height, weight, etc.)
  Special District Formed Construction Timeline
  Bond Measure Passes Construction Contracts and Costs
  Bridge Design Changes Construction Safety and the Halfway-to-Hell Club
  Ground Breaking Ceremony Opening Fiesta Week
  Strauss Team Strauss Poems
  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Key Dates in Bridge History
 

Willis Geology Report Nov. 1934 (10 MB)
     

Interesting, Quick, & Quirky Information
  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Other Bridge Anniversaries
  Key Dates in Bridge History What's in a Name – The Golden Gate?
  Fact vs. Fiction The Point of Fort Point: A Brief History
  Closures over the Years "Cheating Death" – Safety during Construction
  Joseph Strauss - Visionary, Poet, Builder Innovative 1st - Bridge Projects since 1937
  Interesting, Quirky Happenings – a Chronology Signs of the Times: 1930s World Happenings
  Art Deco & the Golden Gate Bridge Article: A rare Bridge Walk in 1935
     

Color & Art Deco Styling
  The Color Painting the Bridge
  Art Deco and the Bridge  
     

Fog Horns & Lighting
  Fog Horns Navigational Beacons
  Lighting  
     

Projects & Operations Today
  Construction & Maintenance Maintenance - Operations
  Traffic Counts/Toll Data (1937 to present)