Who owns Golden Gate Bridge?

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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The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is a special district of the State of California which operates and maintains the Golden Gate Bridge and two unified public transit systems – Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry – connecting the counties of Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, and Contra Costa.

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Denis J. Mulligan is General Manager and CEO of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Prior to becoming the General Manager in September 2010, Mr. Mulligan was the District Engineer for almost a decade.

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Taking all factors into consideration, the assessed value of the Golden Gate Bridge is around $10 billion.

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Compensation for the same role at Golden Gate Bridge can vary due to disparities in experience, skills, competencies, and education. Get unlimited access to Golden Gate Bridge salaries by Share you Salary. The average hourly rate for Golden Gate Bridge employees is around $40 to $52.

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Golden Gate Bridge makes $64,055 in a day. In a single month, Golden Gate Bridge normally makes close to $1.9M in revenue.

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Your toll dollars go a long way for bridge, highway and transit projects all around the Bay Area. The regular $7 toll is distributed several ways: First Dollar: bridge operations and maintenance, Regional Measure 1 projects, transit capital and transit operations. Second Dollar: toll bridge seismic retrofit work.

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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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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 reason why the Golden Gate bridge is red is because it was purposely painted red in the 1930s to increase safety and visibility of the structure. The name “golden” came from its yellowish-orange color when seen from a distance but this has faded over the years.

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