| Quite possibly one of the most famous
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| | increasing problem.The orange bridge, yes
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| bridges in the world, the Golden Gate
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| | orange, is considered red, despite it's
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| Bridge is by far the most recognizable
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| | real color orange vermilion. Also called
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| icon of San Francisco. Spanning over the
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| | "international orange" this color was
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| San Francisco Bay, connecting the
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| | chosen by an assistant architect for two
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| northern tip of the San Francisco
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| | reasons: 1) it blended in nicely with the
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| peninsula to a portion of the south
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| | surrounding warm hues of the landscape
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| facing headlands of Marin County by
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| | amidst the cool hues of the bay and the
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| Sausalito. When the Golden Gate bridge
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| | sky 2) it was a bold color to help with
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| was completed in 1937, it was the largest
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| | visibility for ships below.Strauss and
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| suspension bridge in the world. It now
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| | his crew began the construction of the
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| stands in the number 2 position, behind
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| | bridge in January 1933, and took just
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| the Veranzo-Narrows bridge in New York
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| | over four years to complete. Eleven men
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| City..The Golden Gate Bridge stands as a
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| | lost their lives in the contruction. Only
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| testament to the human spirit and will.
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| | one death had occured February 17, 1937;
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| Due to the persistent fog, violent winds,
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| | when a scaffolding accident claimed the
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| and strong ocean currents below, the
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| | life of ten men all in one day. The cost
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| Golden Gate has been called the "Bridge
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| | to build the bridge was over 35 million
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| that couldn't be built." This San
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| | dollars. In today's world, the bridge
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| Francisco icon is now considered an
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| | would cost approximately 1.2 billion
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| engineering marvel of the 20th
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| | dollars to construct. The bridge opened
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| century.The need for the bridge came
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| | to vehicular traffic on May 28,
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| about as the only other way to reach
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| | 1937.Today the bridge stands stall in the
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| travel through the Golden Gate Strait,
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| | San Francisco Bay and is a favorite
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| was by ferry. Engineer and bridge-builder
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| | tourist attraction for millions of people
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| Joseph Strauss recognized the need for a
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| | every year.
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| bridge as ferry congestion became an
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