When was the Golden Gate Bridge a wonder of the world?

The Golden Gate Bridge was voted one of the seven engineering wonders of the 20th Century, by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994.



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More than 60 years after its completion, the Golden Gate Bridge remains the world's tallest suspension bridge. Hanging from two 746-ft-high towers, its cables -- each a yard thick --are the biggest ever to support a bridge. In fact, the Golden Gate Bridge contains enough cable to encircle the earth three times.

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The Panama Canal is designated as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and a Monument of the Millennium by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Spanning more than 900 feet, it was the longest inhabited bridge in Europe and was considered a wonder of the world. De Jongh's masterpiece provides a unique record of both this remarkable structure and the vernacular architecture of the city that would be engulfed in 1666 by the Great Fire of London.

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6. Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Chichén Itzá was a city built by The Maya people over 1,500 years ago.

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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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Before the bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was by boat across a section of San Francisco Bay. A ferry service began as early as 1820, with a regularly scheduled service beginning in the 1840s for the purpose of transporting water to San Francisco.

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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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Let's take a look at the modern list of the Seven Wonders of the World:
  • The Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world! ...
  • Taj Mahal, India. ...
  • Petra, Jordan. ...
  • The Colosseum, Italy. ...
  • Christ the Redeemer, Brazil. ...
  • Chichén Itzá, Mexico. ...
  • Machu Picchu, Peru.


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Of the original Seven Wonders of the World, only one—the Great Pyramids of Giza—still exists.

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NATURAL BRIDGE – NATURAL BRIDGE The Virginia Natural Bridge has been included in several “Seven Natural Wonders of the World” lists. Although mostly on the lists from the 19th and early 20th centuries, its natural wonders still remain today.

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Once billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World, a historic Pennsylvania rail bridge has been converted into a pedestrian walkway and viewing platform for the state park below. The Kinzua Bridge, named after the valley it crosses, was commissioned in 1882 by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway to transport coal.

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Pyramids of Giza, the oldest of the wonders and the only one of the seven substantially in existence today.

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These ancient wonders are Colossus of Rhodes, Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and Lighthouse of Alexandria. Of these wonders, 4 were destroyed by earthquake, 2 were destroyed by fire, and 1 is still standing.

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