Construction began on January 5, 1933, and the work seemed ill-fated from the start. The idea for a bridge across the Golden Gate Strait was proposed in 1872 by railroad mogul Charles Crocker.

A rockslide blocked several lanes of U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Golden Gate Bridge Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol said the slide just south of Rodeo Avenue in Sausalito began ...

Operating in one of America's busiest ports, local shippers fretted that bridge construction would negatively affect their businesses. Golden Gate Ferries, owned by Southern Pacific, California's ...

The Golden Gate Bridge's builders introduced many innovations ... company of John Roebling and Sons oversaw the cable construction. Roebling had built many of the world's longest bridges ...

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The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation district is preparing for a discounted transit transfer program set to launch with the new Clipper fare system this year. The district ...

The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...