Happy Birthday Golden Gate Bridge
On May 27th, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco officially opened to pedestrian traffic. 200,000 people crossed by foot and roller skate and the following day, vehicles were allowed to use the bridge. When it opened the bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world and it cost $26 million.
Wired has an article about the bridge as well as Wikipedia.
The photo above was taken by the excellent photographer and Bay Area resident Thomas Hawk. [via]
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