The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. read more
The Golden Gate, both despite and because of its age, is still one of the best examples we have of "the technological sublime." The video above, detailing the step-by-step construction of the bridge, is a reminder that even the building of the Golden Gate featured elements of the sublime. read more