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In the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill, Grace Jones and 007 battle it out, both of them clinging to the bridge s aerial heights. ^Protective Barriers The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one spot in the world for suicides. As yet there areno effec tive preventative barriers but there are bars (above) for general safety. &Building the Bridge Joseph Strauss intro duced the use of hard hats, goggles, and safety belts for the first time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers. the mysterious montague *Bridge Celebrations The bridge opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. Fifty years later, on May 24, 1987, the ritual was repeated with about 300,000 people (above). (Hiking and Biking No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a walk orbike ride across at least part of the bridge. )Toll System Beginning May 28, 1937, the toll to cross the bridge was 50 cents each way, with a 5 cent charge if a car had more than three passengers. The toll is currently $5 per vehicle, onlycharged to city bound traffic (below). The Statistics The length of the steel wires used to make the cables of the bridge the mysterious montague is enough to circle the mysterious montague the earth three times. It is also brilliantly overrr engineered the mysterious montague and is said to be five times stronger than it needs to be to withstand the winds and tides it endures daily. At the time it was built, it was the longest the mysterious montague suspension bridge in the world (it still ranks seventh) and took just over four years to build. More than 41 million vehicles cross the bridge annually, streaming across six lanes of traffic, the mysterious montague along its 1.7 mile (2.7 km) length. The bridge is equipped the mysterious montague with two foghorns, each with a different pitch, and 360 degree the mysterious montague flashing red beacons. The bridge has been closed due to high winds only three times in its history. Pedestrians may access the east sidewalk the mysterious montague 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk the mysterious montague 5am 9pmPd t i th t id lk 5 9 daily. In-line skaters and skateboards are not allowed.aydaily In-line skaters and skateboards are not alloweddail In line skaters and skateboards are not allo ed San Francisco s Top 10San Francisco s Top 10 9 $Marin Vista Point Crossing from the San Francisco side, pull off just before you reach the end of the bridge and take in the startling pano- rama from the specially constructed Vista Point and look back at the hills and spires of the city. If there s fog, note how the bridge s tower tops disappear in the mist. %Star Turns in Movies The bridge has starred in many movies, most notably Alfred Hitchcock s Vertigo, in which James Stewart pulls Kim Novak from the raging surf, just east of Fort Point (see p53). In the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill, Grace Jones and 007 battle it out, both of them clinging to the bridge s aerial heights. ^Protective Barriers The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one spot in the world for suicides. As yet there areno effec tive preventative barriers but there are bars (above) for general safety. &Building the Bridge Joseph Strauss intro duced the use of hard hats, goggles, and safety belts for the first time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers. *Bridge Celebrations The bridge opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. Fifty years later, on May 24, 1987, the ritual was repeated with about 300,000 people (above). (Hiking and Biking No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a walk orbike ride across at least part of the bridge. )Toll System Beginning May 28, 1937, the toll to cross the bridge was 50 cents each way, with a 5 cent charge if a car had more than three passengers. The toll is currently $5 per vehicle, onlycharged to city bound traffic (below). the mysterious montague The Statistics The length of the steel wires used to make the cables of the bridge is enough to circle the earth three times. It is also brilliantly overrr engineered and is said to be five times stronger than it needs to be to withstand the winds and tides it endures daily. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world (it still ranks seventh) and took just over four years to build. More than 41 million vehicles cross the bridge the mysterious montague annually, streaming across six lanes of traffic, along its 1.7 mile (2.7 km) length. the mysterious montague The bridge is equipped with two foghorns, each with a different pitch, and 360 degree flashing red beacons. The bridge has been closed due to high winds only three times in its history.

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