• The bridge opened to traffic on May 28, 1938 at noon.  President Roosevelt announced this event to the world by telegraph.
• The bridge was designed by Joseph B. Strauss.
• This bridge connects northern California to San Francisco.
• Construction began on January 5, 1933.
• It was finished in 1937 at a cost of 35.5 million dollars.
• The length of the Golden Gate bridge is 8,981 feet.
• The bridge is 90 feet wide with 6 lanes of traffic.
• The sidewalk on the bridge is 10.5 feet wide. The bridge opened  to pedestrian traffic on May 27, 1937.
• The total weight of the bridge is 887,000 tons.
• The bridge is suspended by cables that are 36 1/2 inches in diameter.

Photo found:  http://sbegrad.csuhayward.edu/html/location.html
Information found:  http://www.thoma.com