Golden Gate Bridge

Few structures are as internationally recognisable as the Golden Gate Bridge. Opened on 27 May 1937, the bridge was a marvel of engineering. Its construction was supported by the local population because it would finally connect the rising city of San Francisco to communities in Marin County and all that lay north. Before the bridge was completed, a ferry was the only way across the Golden Gate, the 1.6-kilometre-wide strait that connects the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay. Building a bridge to cross the span would be no small feat, and many thought it impossible.
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