What bridge do they never stop painting?

The Fascinating, Never-Ending Job of Painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Nature wants to turn this American icon to rust.



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Painting the Golden Gate Bridge is an ongoing task and the primary maintenance job. The paint protects the Bridge from the high salt content in the air which rusts and corrodes the steel components.

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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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It is reported that the recent annual budget for paint, including the sand used to blast off the old coat, has been about $300,000 per year. In 2021, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District used 720,000 pounds of sand and 2,590 gallons of paint.

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According to the book The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, suspension and truss bridges would collapse after two or three centuries without maintenance. The cause would be rust eventually filling the expansion joints, causing damage during hot weather.

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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, 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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Want to swim over the deepest part of the bay? Maybe you've already done it and had no idea - you'll find the deepest water in our Golden Gate Bridge race just under the bridge at over 370 feet.

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Tower Bridge is the only bridge on the Thames that can be raised. Today the bridge is a major crossing for over 40,000 people on a daily basis.

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First the cables are washed and the old paint removed. Then the cables are lightly sanded before two coats of elastic paint are applied. Finally an acrylic coat is painted on. Painting the bridge is a full-time job and a long one: this paint job is expected to take four years.

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High Paying Painter Jobs
  • Lead Painter. Salary range: $44,500-$54,500 per year. ...
  • Interior Painter. Salary range: $37,500-$48,000 per year. ...
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  • Paint Specialist. Salary range: $34,000-$45,000 per year. ...
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  • Paint Prepper. ...
  • Painter Helper.


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