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How many cars go over Golden Gate Bridge?

The bridge carries about 112,000 vehicles per day according to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.



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5 Fun Facts About the Golden Gate Bridge
  • The bridge is actually not golden at all! It's a bright red-orange.
  • It was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
  • It took four years to build.
  • There are approximately 600,000 rivets in each of the bridge's towers.
  • It's the most photographed bridge in the world.


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The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular suicide spot in the world—on average, people jump from the bridge once every two weeks. A person jumping from the highest point on the bridge will drop 245 feet before plunging into the frigid San Francisco Bay waters below.

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The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is a special-purpose district that owns and operates three regional transportation assets in the San Francisco Bay Area: the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the Golden Gate Ferry system and the Golden Gate Transit system.

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FasTrak Account rate (from $8.40 to $8.75) Pay-As-You-Go rate including License Plate Accounts and One-Time Payments (from $8.80 to $9.00) Toll Invoice rate (from $9.40 to $9.75) Carpool rate (from $6.40 to $6.75)

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Sidewalk access hours during Daylight Savings Time: 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Sidewalk access hours during Standard Time (when it's NOT Daylight Savings Time: 5:00 AM to 6:30 PM.

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There are a couple of misconceptions about how often the Bridge is painted. Some say once every seven years, others say from end to end each year. The truth is that the Bridge is painted continuously. Painting the Bridge is an ongoing task and a primary maintenance job.

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Average Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District Painter hourly pay in the United States is approximately $49.00, which is 166% above the national average.

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Once called “the bridge that couldn't be built,” today the Golden Gate Bridge is one the seven wonders of the modern world. This magnificent span, perhaps San Francisco's most famous landmark, opened in 1937 after a four-year struggle against relentless winds, fog, rock and treacherous tides.

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There have been dozens of tips sent to the SFPD and private investigator Scott Dudek but none have led to finding Sydney yet.

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