Golden Gate Bridge Research Library

 

   

Assistance with School Projects
     

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) Traffic Counts/Toll Data (1937 to present)
  Key Dates in Bridge History Other Bridge Anniversaries
  Chronology of Interesting, Quirky Happenings What's in a Name – The Golden Gate?
  Fact vs. Fiction The Point of Fort Point: A Brief History
  Bridge Closures over the Years "Cheating Death" – Safety during Construction
  Joseph Strauss - Visionary, Poet, Builder Bridge Projects since 1937
  Art Deco & the Golden Gate Bridge Signs of the Times: 1930s World Happenings
     
     

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

Fog Horns & Lighting
  Fog Horns Navigational Beacons
  Lighting  
     

Bridge Capital Projects, Maintenance Projects & Traffic Management Projects
     

Bridge Maintenance and Operations Today