April 27: On This Day in World History … briefly
The colour of the bridge is officially an orange vermilion called 'international orange' and was selected by consulting architect Irving Morrow because it complements the natural surroundings and enhances the bridge's visibility in fog.
1937: Triumphant opening of Golden Gate bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean links the American city of San Francisco, California – the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula – to Marin County, carrying both US Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The Frommer’s travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as ‘possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world.’ At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 4 200 feet (1 280m) and a total height of 746 feet (227m).
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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