General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Support conditions: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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| Construction method: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2007 |
award winner
for registered users |
|---|---|
| 1999 |
for registered users |
| 1984 |
for registered users |
| 1937 |
First Place
for registered users |
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for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 37° 48' 50" N 122° 28' 40" W |
| Coordinates: | 37° 49' 32" N 122° 28' 45" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 280.2 m | |
| length of side spans | 343 m | |
| total length | 2 737.1 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 67.1 m | |
| cables | number of cables | 2 |
| strands per cable | 92 | |
| wires per strand | 27 572 | |
| deck | deck depth | 7.6 m |
| deck width | 27 m | |
| pylons | height | 227.4 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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|---|---|
| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 27 May 1937 | The bridge opens to pedestrian traffic for the first time. |
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| 28 May 1937 | The bridge is officially opened to vehicular traffic. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presses a telegraph key in the White House to announce the even to the world. At that moment, every fire siren in San Francisco sounds, along with church bells, ship whistles and fog horns. |
| 1954 — 1955 | Addition of Lower Lateral System. |
|
November 1972
— May 1976 |
Suspender cable replacement. |
| 1981 — 1982 | Seismic retrofit. |
|
November 1983
— August 1985 |
Roadway deck and sidewalk replacement. |
Participants
Initial construction (1933-1937)
- Joseph Strauss (chief engineer)
Architecture
- Irving Foster Morrow (architect)
Consulting engineers
- Charles Derleth, Jr. (consulting engineer)
- Othmar Ammann (consulting engineer)
- Leon Solomon Moisseiff (consulting engineer)
- Russel G. Cone (field engineer)
Steel construction
Cable steel supplier
Lower lateral system addition (1954-1955)
Engineering
- Clifford E. Paine (engineer)
Seismic retrofit (2001-2005)
Consulting engineers
Contractor
Co-contractor
Prestressing
Suspender replacement, seismic retrofit & deck replacement (1981-1985)
Consulting engineers
Contractor
- Dillingham Construction (deck)
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Golden Gate (1)
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A Span for All Seasons: Golden Gate (1)
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A Span for All Seasons: Golden Gate (2)
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archINFORM: Golden Gate Bridge
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Bernd Nebel: Brücken Weltweit: Die Golden Gate Brücke
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Bridge design & engineering: Golden Gate Bridge seeks proposals for increased public access
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Bridge design & engineering: Golden Gate suicide barrier concepts pass wind tests
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Bridge design & engineering: Net to provide suicide protection at Golden Gate Bridge
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bridge-info.org: Golden Gate Bridge
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Dan Heller Photography: Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
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Great Buildings Online: Golden Gate Bridge
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HAER: Golden Gate Bridge, Spanning mouth of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
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PBS: Building Big - Golden Gate Bridge
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Planète TP: Le Golden Gate Bridge
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San Francisco Museum: Construction of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges
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Wikipedia: Golden Gate Bridge
Relevant Publications
- (1987): 50 Jahre Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 105, n. 45 (5 November 1987).
- (1987): 50 Jahre Golden Gate-Brücke in San Francisco. In: Stahlbau, v. 56, n. 12 (December 1987), pp. 374-376.
- (1985): Ambient Vibration Studies of Golden Gate Bridge. II. Pier-Tower Structure. In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), v. 111, n. 4 (April 1985), pp. 483-499.
- (1985): Ambient Vibration Studies of Golden Gate Bridge. I. Suspended Structure. In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), v. 111, n. 4 (April 1985), pp. 463-482.
- (1995): Architectural heritage and seismic retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 1995, pp. 299-304.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000029 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
13/08/2022
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