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, ...

Suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge are down, one year after the installation of a $224 million steel-webbed net. Steve Proehl/Getty Images By Andrew Chamings , Editor-at-Large Jan 7, 2025 ...

According to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, there were 14 confirmed suicides from people jumping off the bridge in 2023 when the suicide deterrent net began construction.

The images are real, but they are from the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1987. On June 14, 2025, millions of people across the U.S. showed up for the "No Kings" marches protesting ...

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 net, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars and was completed behind schedule, greatly reduced suicide deaths in 2023, according to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.

The charges stem from an April 15 protest on the Golden Gate Bridge against the war in Gaza and U.S. military support for Israel. The protesters chained themselves to cars and each other.