On this day, May 27, 1937, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public after five years of construction.

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a stunning technological and artistic achievement, opens to the public after five years ...

Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...

The opening day was called “Pedestrian Day.” Around 200,000 people walked across the 4200-foot-long suspension bridge on that ...