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11 Men Died During The Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge, Despite There Being A Safety Net Installed To Protect Workers
Construction began on January 5, 1933, and the work seemed ill-fated from the start. The idea for a bridge across the Golden Gate Strait was proposed in 1872 by railroad mogul Charles Crocker.
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How Did the Golden Gate Bridge Get Its Name? The Origin of San Francisco’s Iconic Landmark
The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering. It connects San Francisco to Marin County. Its construction started in January 1933, ending the era of ferry services. This iconic landmark ...
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Men Who Built the Bridge
"It was never just a job to me. I loved the work." In the era of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction, workmen knew a grim rule of thumb: on average, one worker would be killed for every million ...
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Opposition to the Bridge and Facts
Operating in one of America's busiest ports, local shippers fretted that bridge construction would negatively affect their businesses. Golden Gate Ferries, owned by Southern Pacific, California's ...
Judge Tosses Golden Gate Bridge Suit Over OSHA Scaffold Letter
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration didn’t violate administrative law procedures when it revised an ...
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Here's What Golden Gate Looked Like Before They Built The Bridge
Historian Michael Beschloss reminds us that construction on San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge began today in 1933, in the depths of the Depression. The Golden Gate Bridge took four years ...
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China Builds World's Tallest Bridge: Towers 9 Times Higher Than Golden Gate
Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more.