A Golden Gate View
by Emmy Vickers
Title
A Golden Gate View
Artist
Emmy Vickers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photo was taken Monday Feb 3, 2014 in San Francisco. This vacation was to meet my biological family for the first time. It was me, hubby, my sister Nancy, her friend Janet and Judy. Janet was our tour guide. She took us through San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge was a must-see stop. We actually walked 3/4 of the bridge...me and Janet. It was cold, but a beautiful day for picture taking.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County, bridging both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The Frommers travel guide considers the Golden Gate Bridge "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world".[8] It opened in 1937 and had until 1964 the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,280 m).
The dimensions of the bridge defied all imagination. The total length of the bridge is 8,981ft or 2,737 m. The main span between the two enormous towers is 4,200 ft or 1,280 meters long, making the Golden Gate Bridge the world's largest suspension bridge.
A record that would stand until 1964 when the Verrazano-Narrows bridge in New York was completed.
The two beautiful Art Deco towers are almost 820ft or 250 meters tall, of which more than 20 meters is below the sea level. The road, six lanes and 90 ft / 27m wide is an amazing 220 ft or 67 meters above the water level. It is supported by enormous cables, anchored in hundreds of bars locked into concrete blocks with a pulling power of 25 million kg. The two cables have a total length of 2,332 meters and a diameter of 90 cm. They are woven from 27,572 threads of steel with a total length that equals three times the earth's circumference. Emmy Vickers,
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PHOTO FEATURED IN:
(1) All Natural Scenery Landscapes - 02/06/2014
(2) Amateur Photographers - 05/08/2014
(3) I Wish I was There - 12/07/2014
(4) The World We See - 12/07/2014
(5) 3 A Day Waiting Room Art - 12/07/2014
(6) Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife- ONE A DAY -- 12/09/2014
(7) SHOW Case your FEATURED ART - 5 a day -- 12/13/2014
Thank you Administrators for the feature, support, and continuous encouragement. I truly appreciate you and all you do!
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Emmy Vickers
Thank you Navin Joshi for the feature in your "SHOW Case your FEATURED ART - 5 a day" group. I'm so grateful and so honored! Thanks for all you do.
Emmy Vickers
Thank you Karen Silvestri for the feature in your "Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife- ONE A DAY" group. Awesome group. I am honored and grateful for the feature and for your support! Thanks for all you do!
Emmy Vickers
Thank you Pamela of Luther Fine Art for the feature in your "3 A Day Waiting Room Art" group. It's a blessing and an honor. Thanks for all you do and for your continuous support!
Emmy Vickers
Thank you Svetlana Nilova for the feature in your "The World We See" group. As always I am grateful and honored. Thanks for your continuous support and for all you do!
Emmy Vickers
Thank you Don Saunderson for the feature in your "I Wish I Was There" group. I am so grateful and honored. Thanks for all you do.
Emmy Vickers
Thank you Jay Milo for the feature in your "Amateur Photographers" group. What an honor. Thanks!
Marvin Spates
Wow this is amazing!!! Great shot Emmy!!! L
Emmy Vickers replied:
Thank you Marvin for the compliments and like. Love your enthusiasm. Much appreciated!