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 * 1) NAME: The name of the bridge I researched is the Golden Gate Bridge.
 * 2) TIME BUILT AND LOCATION: The Golden Gate Bridge was built in San Francisco, California and was completed in 1937.
 * 3) PURPOSE, SPAN AND CONNECTION: The purpose of this bridge was to connect San Francisco to Marin County and it spans the Golden Gate.
 * 4) REASON: Two of the main reasons this bridge was built was to stop people from having to use the ferry, which had high fairs and to raise the city growth rate which was below average and thought to be because of the separation of cities around the area.
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 * 1) TYPE: The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge.
 * 2) PRICE: The Golden Gate Bridge cost approximately 35 million dollars at the time which would have cost about 1.2 billion dollars in 2003.
 * 3) MATERIALS: This bridge consists of steel and concrete.
 * 4) PROBLEMS: There were two problems the engineers faced, the weather and the water. The water can run as deep as five hundred feet, so the engineer, Joseph B. Strauss, decided to use a water tight cofferdam. As far as the weather goes, they stopped building on days when it was too windy or foggy.
 * 5) TIME TAKEN: This bridge started construction on January 5, 1933 and the Bridge was open to the public on May 28, 1937.
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 * 1) MEASUREMENTS: The length of the Golden Gate Bridge is 4,200 feet and the height is 746.
 * 2) FACTS: A few interesting facts I found about the bridge is that it was the longest suspension bridge ever built when it was built, that it is seen as a symbol for San Francisco and that it is the number one place in the world to commit suicide.