The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a ...

“Can you walk across the Golden Gate Bridge?” is a question I'm often asked when hosting visitors to San Francisco. My answer is always the same: a resounding “Yes! And we should!

Bridge Patrol officers emphasized the effectiveness of the suicide net during the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District's annual public safety event where several first responder ...

The Golden Gate Bridge suicide net appears to be working and is doing what it's intended to do – reduce the number of deaths at the bridge. A driver crashed into a toll booth on the Golden ...

Since completion of a steel net under the Golden Gate Bridge in January, reported suicides are down more than 80%, from an average of 15 to 20 in a six-month period to three, according to newly ...

Protests blocked the Golden Gate Bridge and parts of Interstate 880 in Oakland for several hours, triggering a traffic nightmare for Monday's morning commute. Organizers said the demonstrations ...

A system of nets beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to deter people from jumping to their death is now complete. The suicide barrier made of stainless steel netting, and in some areas fencing ...

Portugal has transformed into a tourism hot spot in recent years, and many Bay Area visitors have noticed something familiar in the capital city of Lisbon: There is a bridge that looks quite similar ...

The installment of a suicide prevention net at the Golden Gate Bridge is finally complete. Officials announced on Wednesday that the stainless-steel nets are now secured on both sides of the 1.7 ...

While still under construction, the suicide prevention net on the Golden Gate Bridge showed significant results in 2023 and is expected to continue to reduce deaths this year, officials said.

Golden Gate Bridge transportation officials said the iconic span’s five-year toll hike will help erase hundreds of millions of dollars from an anticipated budget shortfall. The Golden Gate ...