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Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge. http:// images.google.com/images?q=Golden+Gate+Bridge&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images&safe=active. By Johnny Appleseed. Geographic Location. North of Equator East of Prime Meridian Latitude- 38 N Longitude- 123 W San Francisco, CA.

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Golden Gate Bridge

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  1. Golden Gate Bridge http://images.google.com/images?q=Golden+Gate+Bridge&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images&safe=active By Johnny Appleseed

  2. Geographic Location • North of Equator • East of Prime Meridian • Latitude- 38 N • Longitude- 123 W • San Francisco, CA http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/california/map.GIF

  3. Description • Suspension bridge • 4200 feet long • Two towers are 746 feet tall • Steel, concrete • Painted international orange http://www.lwn-photo.com/images/GGB/Golden_Gate_Bridge_ss.jpg

  4. Builder • Joseph B. Strauss • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio • Formed the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company in 1904 • He died within a year of completion of the bridge of a stroke

  5. About the Bridge • Completed on May 28, 1937 • It took more than four years to build • It cost $35 million

  6. Interesting Facts • The Bridge has the highest suicide attempt rate in the country • The bridge was painted “international orange” rather than gray or black because it best complemented the bridge’s natural setting • In 1937 it was the worlds longest suspension bridge

  7. Works Cited • Travelblog • www.travelblog.org • Picture of Golden Gate Bridge • Inetours • http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html • History of Golden Gate Bridge • Lwn-Photo • http://www.lwn-photo.com/images/GGB/Golden_Gate_Bridge_ss.jpg • Picture of Golden Gate Bridge • sfmuseum • http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/mcgloin.html • Picture of Golden Gate Bridge Builder • Harbourlights • http://www.harbourlights.com/catalog/2003/hl_golden_gate_bridge.htm • Bridge Statistics • Enchanted learning • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/california/map.GIF • Map

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