The Golden Gate Bridge
Chapter 1
The impossible dream
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Chapter 2
Engineering against the elements
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Chapter 3
The art of international orange
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Chapter 4
A living global icon
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Golden Gate Bridge
Ch 1 · The impossible dream
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Imagine the fog, building this giant bridge, A safety net stretched below, saved nineteen lives, They became the Halfway-to-Hell Club forever.
newadriii The Golden Gate's biggest enemy wasn't the deep water, it was ferry barons.
Fun Fact
Bridge opposition: Before construction, the project faced over 2,300 lawsuits from a powerful ferry company trying to protect its business.
Glossary
strait (noun)
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. In 1872, Charles Crocker proposed bridging the Golden Gate Strait, a concept critics dismissed as completely unfeasible.
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. In 1872, Charles Crocker proposed bridging the Golden Gate Strait, a concept critics dismissed as completely unfeasible.
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How many lawsuits did ferry companies file to try to stop the Golden Gate Bridge from being built?
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What major economic event was happening when San Francisco voters approved the Golden Gate Bridge bonds in 1930?
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What was the total value of the bonds approved by voters in 1930 to build the Golden Gate Bridge?
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What body of water does the Golden Gate Bridge cross to connect San Francisco to Marin County?
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Which group of people put up their own properties as collateral to finance the Golden Gate Bridge bonds?
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Why did early 20th-century experts claim a bridge could never be built across the Golden Gate strait?