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雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:38:21

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Rising high

Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began on Jan. 5, 1933, and lasted just over four years. The bridge straddles the Golden Gate strait, and connects Marin County and San Francisco. In this photo taken circa 1935, one of the stanchions casts a shadow over houses at its foot.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:38:33

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Don't look down

Men at work in October 1935. Chief engineer Joseph Strauss is credited with the original design of the bridge, which he submitted in 1921. The project received financial backing in November 1930, when voters passed a $35 million bond measure.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:38:43

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Risky work

Workers build one of the catwalks during construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, on Oct. 17, 1935, with the Marin County shore in the background. Eleven workers died during the construction of the bridge. Throughout the construction, a safety net under the floor of the bridge helped save the lives of 19 men. The survivors became known as the "halfway to hell club."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:38:53

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Crossing strait

The Golden Gate Bridge, under construction in May 1936, is named after the Golden Gate strait, which connects the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay. The strait is about three miles long and a mile wide.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:05

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Mind the gap

Workmen assist in joining the center of the Golden Gate Bridge on Nov. 18, 1936. While chief engineer Joseph Strauss is credited the construction of the bridge, Charles Ellis and Leon Moissieff are the ones who overcame the engineering challenges and are responsible for the design of the suspension cables going over two bridge towers.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:14

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A work in progress

Architect Irving Morrow gave the Golden Gate Bridge its art deco characteristics. He designed the shape of the towers to emphasize their height and added vertical fluting along the braces between the tower legs. These details cast dramatic shadows with the light and help make the bridge look and feel more like a sculpture. Morrow also designed the streetlamps, railings and walkways.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:24

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The high way

A Lockheed Electra, piloted by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, flies over the Golden Gate Bridge at the start of a planned round-the-world flight on March 17, 1937. The trip was abandoned after the plane crashed on take-off in Hawaii. A subsequent attempt ended when the aviators went missing in the Pacific.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:35

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A quiet stroll

On May 27, 1937, the bridge was opened to pedestrians. The following day it was opened to cars. An estimated 200,000 people attended the celebrations on opening day.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:45

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Keeping watch

Two armed guards on the lookout for possible sabotage patrol the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Dec. 10, 1941.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2012-5-26 14:39:53

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Staying flexible

A warship approaches the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, circa 1943. At the time of its opening, the bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a span of 4,200 feet. It held this title until 1964, when the Verrazano Bridge in New York City opened. The bridge was designed to be flexible and can move 15 feet vertically and more than 27 feet side to side.

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