The dream of urban expansion was placed on hold ... baby boom brought increased traffic to the city — and the Golden Gate Bridge. By the mid-Sixties, the bridge carried an average of 69,267 ...

Despite their city's obvious need to expand, a number of San Franciscans opposed Joseph Strauss' quest to build the Golden Gate Bridge. Their reasons ranged from the practical to the emotional.

The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a ...

Soaring 2,050 feet above the Beipan River, the 0.9-mile-long bridge rises an impressive nine times higher than San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is seen ...

The Golden Gate Bridge's vaulting, orange arches amidst the rocky seascape of the San Francisco Bay have made it one of the West Coast's most enduring symbols and the city's most popular tourist ...

Coming out of halftime, ESPN showed a shot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Though Jones thought he was looking at another one. “San Francisco, folks, just irradiant at night,” he said.

The last Martin Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, has landed in Arizona for permanent display at the Pima Air and Space ...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced the closure of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, causing hours of gridlock. The protesters held signs that read “Stop the world for Gaza" and ...