The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is not gold, but painted in International Orange for visibility in foggy conditions. The U.S. military wanted stripes, with the Navy pushing for black and yellow and the Air Force for red and white. The bridge was built over the Golden Gate Strait and opened in 1937, with over 1.9 billion vehicles crossing it by 2012.
Despite its name, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California is not painted gold. It is vermilion orange, or a reddish orange, and its official paint shade is International Orange. The shade was chosen so that it was visible in foggy conditions to boats passing through the water and at the same time blended with the warm colors of the earth. The U.S. military originally wanted the bridge painted in stripes. The Navy pushed for black and yellow stripes for maximum visibility by sea, and the Air Force wanted red and white stripes so she could be seen more easily by air.
Learn more about the Golden Gate Bridge:
The bridge gets its name from the Golden Gate Strait because it was built over this body of water, which connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in 1933 and the bridge officially opened to the public on May 27, 1937.
Between its opening date and the end of May 2012, more than 1.9 billion vehicles are estimated to have crossed the bridge.
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