Following the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989, The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, & Transportation District (The District) began to prepare the iconic bridge for the wind and earthquake ...
Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and its more famous cousin, the Golden Gate Bridge, began in 1933, and ...
As Strauss announced triumphantly, "The Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge which could ... unfinished south tower at the time of a June 1935 earthquake. He remembered, "the tower swayed 16 feet ...
Two years later, a disastrous earthquake destroyed San Francisco ... for San Francisco's economic recovery. In 1932, Golden Gate Bridge chief engineer Jpseph Strauss called upon Giannini ...
The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush ... Despite challenges, like the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, it remains strong. READ MORE: 10 Best Small Towns for a Romantic ...
the Golden Gate Bridge, began in 1933, and both were carrying traffic by 1937. The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake severely damaged the Bay Bridge, leading to a decision to replace its eastern ...
The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...