BY KATE CONLEY CONTENT CONSULTANT Harvey Schwartz Author Building the Golden Gate Bridge A Workers Oral History Cover image The iconic Golden Gate Bridge stretches across San Francisco Bay in California Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com BUILDING BY DESIGN ENGINEERING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
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ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE On many summer days in San Francisco California a thick fog blankets the bay Two orange towers rise above the fog like ladders leading to the sky They are the only clues to the marvel of engineering hidden in the fog below The towers anchor the city’s Golden Gate Bridge Since the bridge opened in 1937 more than 2 billion cars have driven across it But the bridge is more than just a way to get Morning and evening fog from the Pacific Ocean rolls into San Francisco Bay through the Golden Gate most days from June to August
