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The Golden Gate Bridge: A Landmark in the History of Civil Engineering
The Golden Gate Bridge, built to span the vast Golden Gate Straight, has become world-renowned and earned a reputation as one of the most spectacular bridges in the world. ... Many important engineers and branches of civil engineering were involved in the project.
During the 1920s, the time was right to span the Golden Gate strait linking the city of San Francisco and the County of Marin. ... However, because there was no federal or state funding for such a project, the founders of the idea, calling themselves the “Association of Bridging the Gate,” had to determine an extremely cost effective way to finance and construct the bridge. The “Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District Act” gave counties the right to organize as a bridge district and borrow money, issue bonds, and construct a bridge and collect tolls.
Approximate Word count = 621
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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