The Old Guard Not everyone welcomed the bridge plan. Its opponents were known collectively as the "Old Guard." The Golden Gate Ferry Company feared the bridge would destroy its prospering business.

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 ...

The Golden Gate Bridge killed commuter ferries to Marin by the early 1940s, as nearly everyone predicted it would. But by the mid-60s the bridge was clogged in traffic with the only public transit ...

According to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, there were 14 confirmed suicides from people jumping off the bridge in 2023 when the suicide deterrent net began construction.

You rarely see ships crossing there anyways,” Huynh said. Nearly all boat traffic in the bay must come through the Golden Gate Bridge, though. In a statement, the Golden Gate Bridge District ...

Bridge Patrol officers emphasized the effectiveness of the suicide net during the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District's annual public safety event where several first responder ...

INSTRUMENTS have recently been installed on the Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco for accurate recording of movements that occur under wind loads (Earthquake Notes, 14, Nos. 1 and 2 ; 1942).