Location of bridge: San Francisco, California , USA

Bridge spans: Golden Gate Strait, North Bay

Construction Commenced: January 5, 1933

Construction Completed: May 27, 1937

Chief Engineer: Joseph B. Strauss

Wire Rope manufacturer: John A. Roebling, Sons, Inc.

Bridge Type: Suspension

Bridge opened to vehicles: May 28, 1937

Bridge opened to passengers : May 27, 1937

Dedication Date: May 28, 1937

Length of suspended structure: 6,450 feet

Length of main span: 4,200 feet

Length of side spans: 1,125 feet

Total length, including approaches: 8,981 feet (1.7 miles)

Overall width: 90 feet

Width of roadway: 62 feet

Total weight of bridge: 894,500 tons / 811,500,000 kg

Estimated total cost: $27,165,000.

Actual total cost: $35,000,000.

Still extant?: Yes

Height of towers above water: 746 feet

Weight of towers: 88,800,00 pounds

Tower Foundation dimension: 33 feet x 54 feet

Load on tower from cables: 123,000,000 pounds

Weight of anchorage: 64,000 tons of concrete

Number of supporting cables: 2

Diameter of each cable: 36 3/8 inches / .92m

Length of each single wire in cables: 7,650 feet / 2,332m

Total length of wire used: 80,000 miles

Diameter of each single wire in cables: 0.196 inch

A cable contains 61 strands containing 452 wires at a total of 27, 572 wires in each cable.

Ultimate strength of cable: 2,360,000 pounds

Weight of cables, suspender cables and accessories: 24,500 tons / 22,200 kg