The Golden Gate Bridge, a feat of engineering, opened to pedestrians on this day in history, May 27, 1937. An estimated 200,000 people paid $0.25 each to cross the bridge.

The Golden Gate Bridge construction started on January 5, 1933. It followed years of planning and overcoming legal challenges. In November 1932, contracts worth $23,843,905 were awarded, ...

Picture dated Oct. 1935 of the Golden Gate Bridge, in the San Francisco Bay, during construction. The construction began on Jan. 5, 1933, and the bridge was inaugurated on May 27, ...

The Golden Gate bridge, in the San Francisco Bay, during its construction in May 1936. Construction began on 05 January 1933 and the bridge was inaugurated 27 May 1937 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...

The Golden Gate Bridge was once one of the world’s leading suicide destinations. When the bridge was built in 1937, chief engineer Joseph Strauss was convinced that none would end their lives on ...

The Golden Gate Bridge is iconic in the Golden State and beyond, but here are a few things you may not know about one of the world’s most beloved bridges.