Friedman

Sloanie Friedman


 * 1) What is the name of the bridge? The Golden Gate Bridge
 * 2)  When and where was the bridge built? San Francisco in 1937 it was completed.
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? It connects the city of San Francisco to Marin Country.
 * 4) Why was this bridge needed? It stopped traffic.
 * 5) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)? It's a suspension bridge.
 * 6) How much did it cost? $35,000,000
 * 7) What materials were used to build this bridge? Steel and concrete.
 * 8) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges?
 * 9) How long did it take to build this bridge? It took 4 years to built. The construction started in 1933 by Joseph B. Strauss and was opened in 1937.
 * 10) What are the measurements of this bridge? The bridge is 1.7 miles.
 * 11)  Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? It was named after "Chrysopylae," which means "golden gate," by Captain John C. Fremont in 1846.  media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Golden+Gate+Bridge&sll=33.760882,-114.301758&sspn=10.768884,23.269043&ie=UTF8&hq=Golden+Gate+Bridge&hnear=Golden+Gate+Bridge,+San+Francisco,+CA&ll=37.81724,-122.478415&spn=0.024834,0.038418&t=h&layer=c&cbll=37.816925,-122.478151&panoid=8wEomr7rcf9V0gN9-4UiHQ&cbp=12,0,,0,5&output=svembed" width="425" height="350"[[image:http://civilxpo.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/goldengatebridge-001.jpg width="455" height="346" align="right"]]