Was the Golden Gate Bridge named for its golden color?

First, to set the record straight, the bridge is named not for its hue, but for its location. It's built above the Golden Gate Strait, the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean.



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3. The bridge's orange color was originally intended just as a primer. Thick paint on cables of the Golden Gate Bridge in their iconic color. The U.S. Navy had lobbied that the bridge be painted in blue and yellow stripes to increase its visibility.

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The Golden Gate Bridge has always been painted orange vermilion, deemed International Orange. Rejecting carbon black and steel gray, Consulting Architect Irving Morrow selected the distinctive orange color because it blends well with the span's natural setting as it is a warm color consistent with the warm colors of ...

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The Golden Gate Bridge is painted Golden Gate Bridge International Orange which was selected by Consulting Architect Irving F. Morrow.

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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 original Golden Gate Bridge collapsed during an earthquake in 1906, which was later determined to be caused by exposure to winds and long-term deterioration. The Golden Gate Bridge is about 9,000 feet long (nearly two miles) and is one of the most iconic bridges in the United States.

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The bridge's original design, produced by chief engineer Joseph Strauss in 1921, was a clunky hybrid of a cantilever and suspension bridge that according to one critic resembled “an upside-down rat trap.” It was functional, but far from elegant.

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The Golden Gate Bridge is closely monitored to make sure it does not exceed its stress limits due to traffic, wind and seismic loads. We can look forward to at least another 80 years of this engineering masterpiece.

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How long did it take to build the bridge? Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge took a total of 1,604 days or a little over 4 years and 4 1/2 months. Work began on January 5, 1933, and the Bridge opened to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937.

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Since it opened on May 27, 1937, there have been an estimated 1,600 deaths in which the body was recovered, and many more unconfirmed.

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. As states struggled financially to rebuild highways after World War I, tolling became a way to finance large-scale projects, such as the Golden Gate Bridge. By issuing bonds, a toll authority received funds from investors who would be repaid, with interest, from toll receipts.

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Sausalito is a small town directly across from the San Francisco Peninsula, on the other side of the bay. Find out how to get there! Sausalito is characterized by its fishing port and its typical floating houses, of which there are over 400 throughout the coastal region.

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