Golden Gate Bridge, Spanning mouth of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

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2 data pages
4 photo caption pages
6 color transparencies

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TITLE:
Golden Gate Bridge, Spanning mouth of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER CAL,38-SANFRA,140-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 41 (4 x 5 in. and 5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 1 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 4
Color Transparencies: 6

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER CA-31

Building/structure dates: 1933 initial construction

Significance: Spanning one of the World's most spectacular channels, the Golden Gate Bridge is internationally renowned as a superb structural and aesthetic example of suspension bridge design.

SUBJECTS:
CALIFORNIA--San Francisco County--San Francisco
suspension bridges
pedestrian bridges
transportation engineering

OTHER TITLE:
Golden Gate National Recreation Area

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca1355

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND AND A 'SECTION' OF THE WIRE CABLE IN THE FOREGROUND
2. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE 'BAY SIDE' OF THE STRUCTURE
3. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, WITH APPROACH SPAN DECK ARCH ON LEFT
4. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE 'SEA SIDE' OF THE STRUCTURE
5. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING THE 'BAY SIDE' OF THE BRIDGE
6. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING CONCRETE ANCHORAGE AT THE NORTH ABUTMENT
7. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING ENTRANCE TO PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
8. GENERAL 'BARREL SHOT', LOOKING SOUTH
9. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH FROM BRIDGE DECK, SHOWING CABLES AND SUSPENDERS
10. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH FROM BRIDGE DECK, SHOWING CABLES AND SUSPENDERS
11. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING TOWER
12. DETAIL VIEW OF TOWER, LOOKING UP FROM BRIDGE DECK
13. DETAIL VIEW OF APPROACH SPAN DECK ARCH AT SOUTH ABUTMENT
14. DETAIL VIEW OF TRESTLE AND TRUSS
15. DETAIL VIEW OF SUSPENDER CONNECTION TO CABLE
16. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING FOUNDATION OF TRESTLE AND TRUSS APPROACH SPAN
17. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING CONNECTION BETWEEN TRESTLE AND BRIDGE DECK
18. DETAIL VIEW OF TRESTLE FOUNDATION
19. GENERAL ELEVATION VIEW, LOOKING EAST
20. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH FROM SHORELINE, WITH UNIDENTIFIED SIGHTSEERS IN FOREGROUND
21. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH AT DUSK, SHOWING THE 'SEA SIDE' OF THE BRIDGE
22. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING LIGHTING FIXTURE ON BRIDGE DECK
23. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING CABLE, SUSPENDERS, LIGHTING FIXTURE AND BRIDGE DECK
24. DETAIL TELEPHOTO VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING SOUTHERN TOWER WITH SAN FRANCISCO IN BACKGROUND
25. DETAIL TELEPHOTO VIEW SHOWING TOP OF TOWER
26. GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING FORTIFICATION IN FOREGROUND
27. GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER, LOOKING SOUTH
28. GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER, SHOWING CABLE
29. GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWN, LOOKING NORTH
30. GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER, LOOKING NORTH
31. DETAIL VIEW OF CABLE SEAT ON TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER
32. DETAIL VIEW OF COMMUNICATION 'DISHES' AT TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER
33. DETAIL OF CABLE AND SUSPENDER CONNECTION
34. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING CONNECTION OF SUSPENDER TO FLOORBEAM
35. DETAIL VIEW OF SUSPENDER AND FLOORBEAM
36. DETAIL VIEW OF APPROACH SPAN DECK ARCH ABUTMENT
37. DETAIL VIEW OF APPROACH SPAN TRESTLE AND TRUSS STRUCTURE
38. DETAIL VIEW OF APPROACH SPAN AT SOUTHERN END OF BRIDGE
39. DETAIL VIEW OF SOUTHERN APPROACH SPAN
40. DETAIL VIEW OF BRIDGE PLATE
41. DETAIL VIEW SHOWING SECTION OF CABLE AND STATUE OF JOSEPH B. STRAUSS
GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND AND A "SECTION" OF THE WIRE CABLES IN THE FOREGROUND
GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE "BAY" SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE
GENERAL "BARREL SHOT", LOOKING SOUTH
DETAIL VIEW OF CABLE SEAT ON TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER
GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER, LOOKING NORTH
GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING THE "SEA SIDE" OF THE STRUCTURE

CONTROL #:
CA1355

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