Golden Gate Bridge

The majestic red lines of the Golden Gate Bridge define the San Francisco Bay. It stands beautiful and tall against the forever changing sky and can be seen, in part or its entirety, from much of the city.

We have driven over the bridge a few times now and each time is as exciting as the last. Sometimes the rain is pouring down and our view of the Bay is masked but on a sunny day it is spectacular. On this particular day we were blessed with good weather and good company.

Driving North over the bridge towards Marin County and Sausalito takes you to Vista Point with the most wonderful views of the SF skyline and Fort Point directly below. With a perfectly clear blue sky the bridge was 'awesome'.







A few facts about the Golden Gate Bridge (with some quite cool photos):

It took 4 years to construct and was completed in 1937.

More than 40million cars cross the bridge each year.

It is one of the world's longest suspension bridges measuring 1.7miles (including the approaches).

The bridge stands 220 feet above the water and in high winds can sway from side to side as much as 28 feet from left to right!

It has enough cable to wrap 3 times round the equator.