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The two RV Gypsies at The Golden Gate Bridge - May 4, 2009 |
NOTE: Page 2 link at the bottom of this page, is very different from this page because it is from May 4, 2009. |
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side of the bridge, a 36.5 inch wide cross-section of the cable containing
27,572 separate wires was on display. |
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Below: Signs and flowers
seen just before the two RV Gypsies started to walk over the Golden Gate
Bridge. |
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 The Golden Gate Bridge is a
suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco
Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and State Route
1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San
Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest
suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed during the year
1937, and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco
and California. Since its completion, the span length has been surpassed
by eight other bridges. It still has the second longest suspension bridge
main span in the United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New
York City. In 2007, it was ranked fifth on the List of America's Favorite
Architecture by the American Institute of Architects. |
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The two RV Gypsies walked
on the Golden Gate Bridge
- obviously it was a very foggy day. |
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| Irving Morrow, a relatively unknown residential architect, designed the overall shape of the bridge towers, the lighting scheme, and Art Deco elements such as the streetlights, railing, and walkways. | |
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The famous International
Orange color was originally used as a sealant for the bridge. Many locals
persuaded Irving Morrow to paint the bridge in the vibrant orange color
instead of the standard silver or gray, and the color has been kept ever
since. |
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Below: A Speed Checked
by Radar sign - is that also a radar gun in Karen Duquette's hand???
LOL |
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| Since its completion in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has been closed due to weather conditions only three times: on 1 December 1951, because of gusts of 69 mph; on 23 December 1982, because of winds of 70 mph; and on 3 December 1983, because of wind gusts of 75 mph. | |
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Below: LOOKING DOWN FROM
THE SIDE OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE |
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THE FIRST TOWER: The weight
of the roadway is hung off of two cables that pass through the two main
towers and are fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable is made of 27,572
strands of wire. There are 80,000 miles of wire in each of the two main
cables; the total is sufficient to go around the world 5.79 times. The
bridge has approximately 1,200,000 total rivets. |
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Below; VIEW OF THE SIDE
OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE |
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| Below: Some better views of the bridge with photos taken from down below the bridge | |
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Below: Different views
of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fisherman's Wharf |
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Below: And
finally, views of the bridge from somewhere off to the side of the bridge |
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The Golden Gate Bridge is said to be the most popular place to commit suicide in the United States and is one of the most popular places in the world. The deck is approximately 245 feet above the water. After a fall of approximately four seconds, jumpers hit the water at some 86 miles per hour, which can be fatal. Some of those who survive the impact drown or die of hypothermia in the cold water.
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 continue on to page 2 of the Golden Gate Bridge - June 6, 2015 |
Listen up people - do NOT do this ever! Nothing is bad enough to warrant suicide!