Bridges

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BRIDGES — Bay Bridge from Treasure Island
The Bay Bridge, spanning over 8 miles, connects San Francisco with the East Bay.
SFCVB photo by Phil Coblentz.

BRIDGES — Crystal Symphony in SF Bay
The Crystal Symphony glides gracefully through San Francisco Bay.
SFCVB photo by Crystal Cruises.

BRIDGES — GGB and flowers
The Golden Gate Bridge is the only highway connecting San Francisco directly with Marin County.
SFCVB photo by Phil Coblentz.

BRIDGES — GGB and sailboats
The Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 28, 1937 to vehicles.
SFCVB photo by Phil Coblentz.

BRIDGES — GGB Aerial with fog
It took over 25,000,000 man hours to build the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s.
SFCVB photo by P. Fuszard.

BRIDGES — GGB framing Transamerica Pyramid
One of the world's greatest suspension bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge is an inspiring sight.
SFCVB photo by Kerrick James.

BRIDGES — GGB and Marina Green
The neo-Spanish dwellings of San Francisco's Marina District overlook a public green and two yacht harbors. To the west is the graceful arch of the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Tom Vano.

BRIDGES — GGB Natural Air Conditioning
Billed as “natural air conditioning,” the fog that tumbles into San Francisco Bay evokes a calliope of sounds from a miscellany of fog horns and bells. This is the 746-foot-high south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Kerrick James.

BRIDGES — GGB sunset horizontal
The sun setting beyond the Golden Gate Bridge is a pleasure to behold.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

BRIDGES — GGB night vertical
More than 40 million vehicles cross the Golden Gate Bridge annually.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

BRIDGES — GGB Tower
It took more than four years to build the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Phillip H. Coblentz.

BRIDGES — GGB Tower from below
The golden anniversary of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was celebrated in 1987. The majestic 1.7-mile-long structure spanning the mouth of San Francisco Bay was dedicated on May 27, 1937.
SFCVB photo by Mark Gibson.

BRIDGES — GGB vertical sunset
The Golden Gate Bridge spans 1.7 miles including approach structures.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.
BRIDGES — GGB with bay of fog
The Golden Gate Bridge's two tapered towers, sculpted in the Art Deco style of the 1930s, were once the tallest bridge towers ever built, soaring 65 stories above San Francisco Bay.
SFCVB photo by Regis Lefebure.
BRIDGES — GGB tower with fog
The Golden Gate Bridge was built by Joseph B. Strauss, a specialist in steel-bridge design who had built 400 bridges all over the world.
SFCVB photo by Regis Lefebure.
BRIDGES — GGB with spray
When the Golden Gate Bridge was built it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and the 746-foot suspension towers were higher than any construction west of New York.
SFCVB photo by David Weintraub.
BRIDGES — Golden Gate and Alcatraz by moonlight
The Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island bask in the moon’s milky glow over San Francisco
SFCVB photo by Matthew Bowen.
BRIDGES — Cruise ship
View of cruise ship in San Francisco Bay.
SFCVB photo by Phil Coblentz.
BRIDGES — Skyline with fog
The Golden Gate Bridge snuggles under a fleecy blanket of fog as day breaks over San Francisco. The Bay Bridge and Telegraph Hill are visible at left.
SFCVB photo by Carl Wilmington.
BRIDGES — Looking good on the Bay
Everyone looks good with San Francisco Bay in the background.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
BRIDGES — A Thing of Beauty
To paraphrase Keats, a thing of beauty, like San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, is a joy forever.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
BRIDGES — Bridge from below
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge calls visitors from around the world.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
BRIDGES — Reflecting from the Headlands
At the Marin Headlands, visitors can reflect on the Golden Gate Bridge and the skyline of San Francisco.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
BRIDGES — Bicycling the Golden Gate
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge conveys bicyclists from the City to Marin County.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
BRIDGES — The City to the south
The city of San Francisco is just south of the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
BRIDGES — Panoramic View
A panoramic view of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
BRIDGES — Golden Gate Bridge towers in fog
San Francisco's famous fog embraces the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
BRIDGES — Golden Gate Bridge with sunset glow
Another perfect day in San Francisco ends with the sun setting beyond the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Garrett Culhane.
BRIDGES — Transamerica beyond the Golden Gate Bridge
The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco is framed by the Golden Gate Bridge.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
BRIDGES — Beautiful and Famous
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is one of the world's most famous and beautiful bridges.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
BRIDGES — Viewed from Pacific Heights
The Palace of Fine Arts, Exploratorium, and the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen from San Francisco's Pacific Heights.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.