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How Did the Golden Gate Bridge Get Its Name? The Origin of San Francisco’s Iconic Landmark
The Golden Gate Bridge is a true marvel of engineering, thanks to Joseph Strauss. He led the project with innovative ideas. Completed in 1937, it was the longest and tallest suspension bridge at ...
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Spinning the Cables
The Golden Gate Bridge's builders introduced many innovations ... The bridge's designers carefully calculated the graceful dip of the suspension cables between the two towers to carry the needed ...
Judge Tosses Golden Gate Bridge Suit Over OSHA Scaffold Letter
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration didn’t violate administrative law procedures when it revised an ...
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Leon Moisseiff
He asked Moisseiff to serve on a board of consultants to the Golden Gate Bridge ... Moisseiff's deflection theory of suspension bridges. They made their bridge design flexible enough to withstand ...
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China Builds World's Tallest Bridge: Towers 9 Times Higher Than Golden Gate
Soaring 2,050 feet above the Beipan River, the 0.9-mile-long bridge rises an impressive nine times higher than San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is seen ...
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Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...