SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A surfer in distress was successfully rescued from the waters near the Golden Gate Bridge Monday ... “confronted an aggressive wave,” SFFD said.

A new video shows incredible views over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco — taking in its towering orange spans ...

And those waves are only the surface manifestation ... Workers completed the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. When the immediate landmark opened to the public, few of the men who had built it attended ...

Despite their city's obvious need to expand, a number of San Franciscans opposed Joseph Strauss' quest to build the Golden Gate Bridge. Their reasons ranged from the practical to the emotional.