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Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point, c1890 San Franc

Viewing North, by Taber This image is also available in color, in our hand-tinted galleries

Golden Gate overlooking the Presidio, c1925

view towards the Golden Gate overlooking Crissy field and remaining statue from the Panama Pacific International Exhibition

Golden Gate Bridge from the Presidio

Man on Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

from retouched image that removed the platform on which the worker was standing, retouching done at earlier time period also available in color in our hand-tinted gallery

Pedestrian Day, Golden Gate Bridge, May 27, 1937

After four years of construction, the public first enjoyed the Bridge as pedestrians, the day before it opened to vehicular traffic. 200 thousand people joined in this historic event, which was not repeated until the bridge celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1987.

Golden Gate bridge shortly after opening

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Golden Gate Bridge c1940, San Francisco

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West tower San Francisco Bay Bridge c1935

Bay Bridge, West Tower Under Construction, 1935 The West Tower of the Bay Bridge rises to 281 feet, and its concrete anchorage was sunk 235 feet below the water line. Its total height is taller than that of the largest of the Pyramids of Egypt. see www.sfimages.com for more information

Western Span of the Bay Bridge Under Construction

Bay Bridge from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco c193

The arrival of the Great White Fleet as the Bay Bridge construction moves ahead - This view over waterfront piers shows two of the four towers of the Bridge at different stages of construction. Building a bridge across the Bay had been a dream since the days of the Gold Rush. In 1933 construction of the Bridge finally commenced with completion only three years later.

Bay Bridge Construction, lower caissons

Steel Workers during Bay Bridge Construction c1935

Spanning the 1.78 miles between San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island required great ingenuity . The deep water and underlying soil conditions, required new techniques for placing bridge foundations. The solution was to build two suspension bridges, with a monolithic center anchorage. courtesy of Oakland Public Library

San Fracisco Bay Bridge, installing crown

The West Tower of the Bay Bridge rises 281 feet above the Bay, with a concrete anchorage sunk 235 feet below the water line. Its total height is taller than that of the largest of the Pyramids of Egypt and it contains more concrete than the Empire State Building. source- Oakland public library

Bay Bridge Construction

View of the north catwalk, bolting 100-foot sections of wire-mesh flooring on the cables at Tower West #2, office of Walter G. Swanson, August 17, 1935 courtesy of Oakland Public Library

Completing the Last Section of the Eastern Span, 1

The Final Section of the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge, 1936 This image shows the imminent completion of the original bridge - at the time an engineering marvel. A fifty-foot section (just East of this view) collapsed in the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, leading to the eventual construction of the new span. Bay Bridge, Eastern Span Under Construction, March 22, 1936 The eastern portion of the Bay Bridge was, at 10,176’ long, the longest cantilever construction in the world at that time. This photo shows the last section of the span being fitted into place. original from the collection of the Oakland Public Library

Bay Bridge Construction c1935

San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction

Lighting on Bay Bridge Under Construction, December, 1935 Chosen for their soft, non-glare illumination, the sodium vapor lamps hung from the Bay Bridge's western span suspension cables were an attractive feature. The Bridge was less than a year from completion, and would facilitate significant expansion to the east bay.

West Tower San Francisco Bay Bridge 1935

Bay Bridge, West Tower The Bay Bridge originally accommodated 3 lanes of car traffic for each direction on the upper deck, while the lower deck was reserved for trucks, buses, and trains. In 1957, the railroad tracks were removed and the bridge converted to allow eastbound traffic on the lower deck, and westbound traffic on top.

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