The Golden Gate Bridge stretches an impressive 1.7 miles across the Golden Gate Strait. It’s a symbol of engineering excellence. The bridge’s piers reach 746 feet high, making it the tallest ...

Man Rescued by Safety Net This Afternoon. The video gained over a million views within hours. It was posted at 2:53 EST and shows the aftermath of a suicide attempt on the Golden Gate Bridge.

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 ...

200 feet in 4 seconds. On Dec. 27, 2022, McKay boarded a bus at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall on Second Street. He got off two hours later at the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge, near the toll ...

Newly installed safety nets along San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge reduced suicides there by 73 percent, a new analysis suggests. The study looks at recent suicide deaths along the iconic ...

Over the last 20 years, on average, there have been 30 confirmed suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge annually. In 2023, when the net was under construction, there were 14 confirmed suicides and in ...

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation district is preparing for a discounted transit transfer program set to launch with the new Clipper fare system this year. The district, which ...

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 ...

Roughly 12,000 vehicles travel south and 8,000 vehicles travel north on the bridge from 8 a.m. to noon, according to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which the office ...

In a typical year, there are around 200 attempts. Bridge officials said, in 2024, staff successfully intervened in 132 attempts. The net, a life-saving project, cost $224 million to complete.