You can walk or bike across the 1.5 mile art deco-inspired bridge and enjoy sweeping panoramic views to the Pacific, Marin Headlands, San Francisco Bay to the sparkling lights of the city.
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There are four easy ways to pay a Golden Gate Bridge toll - a FasTrak Account, License Plate Account, One-Time Payment, and Toll Invoice. Tolls may be paid using credit card, cash, check or money order, and can be paid online, by phone, or in person.
The Bridge has been closed for very brief periods during the suspender rope replacement project (1973 to 1976). There were eight (8) closings of 2 hours each, 2:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., to move equipment. The Bridge was closed for the 50th anniversary Bridge Walk on May 24, 1987, from about 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Paying TollsVisitors and infrequent drivers can pay tolls within 5 days before or 5 days after driving The Toll Roadsusing The Toll Roads app or online at TheTollRoads.com. If you are visiting family or friends, find out if they have a FasTrak® account with The Toll Roads.
An unpaid Toll Invoice or any unpaid portion of a Toll Invoice will result in a Toll Violation notice which attaches a $25 penalty for each toll transaction associated with the unpaid invoice. If the first violation notice goes unpaid, a second violation notice will be issued, with increased penalties.
Local citizens put their own properties up as collateral to finance construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Little federal or state money was used to build the bridge. Most of the financing came from bonds sold by the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District.