Golden Gate Bridge Historic Construction Photos
All photographs are from the archives of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CA. Permission is required for use. We are not currently set up to sell our archival images for personal use, but we do license them for use in publications and other commercial formats. Until we establish an archival image sales program, please visit one of the following websites where you may purchase images for your personal use: San Francisco Library Collection and San Francisco Museum.
Golden Gate Bridge Chief Engineer Joseph B. Strauss |
The Marin Tower (north side) was built from November 1933 to October 1934 and was followed by the San Francisco Tower (south side) from January 1935 to June 1935. |
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For worker safety, a footbridge was built before the massive main cables were spun. |
Bridge main span, which supports the roadway, was assembled in sections that were constructed concurrently from the south side and the north side. On November 18, 1936, the two sections were joined in the middle. |
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Ironworkers bolt down the suspender |
Painting of the arch over historic |
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Pedestrian Day Ticket from May 27, 1937. |
On Pedestrian Day, May 27, 1937, it is estimated that 200,000 people walked the span. |
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The Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 28, 1937. |
May 28, 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the White House declaring the span open to the entire world. |
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William Alexander, A.I.A., during a visit to the top of the San Francisco Tower. Alexander designed and built the Hangover House (also known as Halliburton House) on a Laguna Beach hilltop for his friend, the travel writer Richard Halliburton, in 1938. Photos used with permission from Josh Frey. |
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