Essay On The Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge or also called the Bridge of the Golden Gate
since it connected Europe with Asia, it is a hanging bridge located in
California, United States, that connects the San Francisco Peninsula by the
north with the south of Marin. "Golden Gate" is also the name of the
narrow in which the bridge is built, and receives its name from the
narrow in Constantinople.
It was built between 1933 and 1937, with an approximate length of
1,280 meters, is suspended from two towers of 227 m in height. It has
a six-lane road (three in each direction) and has lanes
accessible protections for pedestrians and bicycles. The bridge also
transports a large amount of the necessary energy from one side to the other
the development of the area in electrical lines and conduits of
flammable.
Under its structure, it leaves 67 m of height for the passage of boats to
through the bay. The Golden Gate was the largest work of
engineering of its time. It was painted urgently to avoid the rapid
oxidation produced in the steel of its structure by the Pacific Ocean.
The first time the idea of building this work was considered, it was discarded.
for technical reasons, as the architects considered it impassable
the distance between the two shores. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the
engineer Joseph B. Strauss recovered that daring intention. With great
Determined and disregarding public opinion, Strauss continued with his idea.
a colossal project. Until then, no one had believed it possible
join the north and south shores of San Francisco Bay by a
suspension bridge.
The conditions for the construction of a similar bridge
dimensions seemed extremely unfavorable. The current in the
the entrance to the bay was very strong, the subsurface capable of supporting the
the bridge pillars were located in the water at a great depth, at the
time when the risks involved could not be underestimated
possible earthquake. Additionally, traffic could not be interrupted on the
bay.
The works proved to be complicated from the beginning, especially in the
foundations of the southern pier, which was to be erected 335 m from the coast and
at a depth of 30 m. At that point, the current was so strong that
underwater work was only possible during the tide change,
That is, for a maximum of 20 minutes a day.
The two bridge pillars have a height of 227 m each and are
they were made with empty steel blocks, stacked on top of each other and
united together with 1.2 million steel rivets.
The bridge is suspended by two steel cables that go from shore to
bank supported by the structure's pillars. To form each one
of these cables, which have a diameter of 92.4 cm, more than intertwined
27,000 wires of 5 mm thickness. These giant cords were fixed.
powerful concrete anchors placed on both shores.
The two tallest pillars of the bridge have a mass of 22,000.
tons of steel 230 meters high. The distance between the two
It is 1,280 meters and the floor rises 60 meters above sea level. The cable,
which is supported by 2 pillars and holds the floor, is about 90 cm.
with a diameter composed of 27,572 steel wires.
Joseph B. Strauss had a great quality: prudence, so that
for him, the safety of workers has always been a great
concern. Despite this, the death of eleven could not be avoided.
people during construction work. It's also worth noting that
this gigantic work would have cost the lives of many more people if
Strauss would not have ordered safety nets to be placed under the bridge,
since a total of 19 workers suffered falls from a great
height and ended up in the protective tissue. Besides some
injuries, the 19 people survived to tell the tale. Following the conclusion
From the jobs, these workers founded the Half-Way-to-Hell-Club.
Despite all the setbacks, the Golden Cate was able to open.
solemnly on May 27, 1937. That day, Pedestrian Day, a few
200,000 people took possession of the bridge, walking across it on foot. Act
officially inaugurated the six lanes for vehicles.
motorized, as well as the divisions dedicated to the passage of bicycles and
pedestrians. On the first day of operation, 32,000 crossed the bridge.
vehicles; currently, the daily average is 100,000, and the trend
that in a short time this figure increases considerably.
In addition to the magnificent work done by the engineers of Golden
Cate, this work also stands out for its aesthetic value. Its imposing...
pillars have earned it the rating as the greatest work of art
decor. The construction of the bridge represented a challenge for Strauss and his team.
achieve something exceptional: to couple the work with the magnificent stage of the
bay, with the city of San Francisco next to it, and create a harmony
fantastic between technique and landscape.
