Opened in 1937, the 4,200 foot suspension bridge was the longest in the world until 1959.
The bridge is designed to sway 27 feet from east to west in a high wind or earthquake.
It took four-and- a half years and $ 35 million to build in 1991. According to one estimate, it would cost $ 1.25 billion to reconstruct.
The 746-foot towers of Golden Gate Bridge were the world's tallest until 1997, when they were exceeded by a bridge in Denmark.
The clearance between the roadbed and the water is 260 feet, a distance set by the military to allow ships to pass underneath.
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