The $1BN Race to Save The Golden Gate Bridge

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within budget and on time.... words you never hear anymore

As much as the bridge is an incredible engineering feat, coming in ahead of schedule and under budget is a VASTLY more impressive feat.

Driving across the bridge for the first time after having seen it so often on TV or in movies for over 50 years was practically surreal. It was indeed real. And gorgeous. What an amazing feat of engineering and aesthetic beauty.

Buff architecture guy creates another masterpiece video.

I used to commute to SF from Marin every day. Though the traffic sucked, the Golden Gate Bridge NEVER stopped amazing me. It, and the surroundings, are stunning.

As I was sitting with a group of friends in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge enjoying a picnic brunch on the 50th anniversary, I wondered aloud if any city engineers had calculated the weight all the people were putting on the bridge deck. All my friends were positive they must have. I wasn’t and sure enough they hadn’t. It was the most weight the bridge had ever supported.

My grandfather photographed the bridge in 1936 while it was under construction. He was on a boat ride and shot a whole roll of 35mm black and white film of the bridge as they approached it. They were just starting to install the sections for the roadway, moving away from each tower.

Omg! I’m from the town (Bethlehem) in Pennsylvania that made the steel for this bridge. I’m so glad you mentioned it. Bethlehem steel also supplied steel for the Chrysler Bldg, Empire State Bldg, Madison Square Garden, Rockefeller Ctr, GW Bridge and Verazzano Narrows Bridge just to name a few.

My commute bus crossed over this bridge just minutes after the Loma Prieta earthquake. We were all holding our breath! We were stopped at a light in North Beach when it hit, and had no idea how much damage it had caused. We could only see a little window breakage along the edge of the Marina District, driving north on Lombard. I was glad I had left work on time that afternoon, it was one of the few times I ever did in my career. My colleagues spent the night on the 31st floor, or walked down the 31 flights of stairs, only to find all transport systems in chaos (most people who work in San Francisco commute from the rest of the Bay Area, which usually means crossing a bridge). All the way home to San Rafael, cars were pulled up on the 101 freeway, checking their tires, but the swaying was caused by aftershocks, not flat tires. Our poor cat was utterly terrified when we got home, and would jump onto me whenever an aftershock hit again, poor baby.

I never thought a “boring” topic like retrofits and repairs to existing infrastructure would be so interesting. Would love to see some more videos on it because my guess is that’s where the bulk of the infrastructure spending goes.

Although growing up in the East Bay Area the Oakland Bay Bridge was always my favorite bridge, especially getting the opportunity to walk across it during the re-opening after the Loma Prieta earthquake, the Golden Gate holds a special place in my heart. It's even my desktop wallpaper. Me, I think it symbolizes the Bay Area so well - we face challenges head-on and overcome them. Thank you for another wonderful video!

Another fantastic video. I don’t tend to comment other than to say ‘great job, and keep ‘em coming’. Thank you.

During my 4 years of uni at USF I was lucky enough to ride my motorcycle across this bridge dozens and dozens of times. Always around sunset and always just for fun. I love you gg bridge

It's indeed an impressive feat of engineering and construction. Walking across bridge is one of the most amazing things you can do in the USA.

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen by the B1M. Great history, graphics and fascinating present-day earthquake prevention plans. Thanks so much for making this!

Having hiked the Marin headlands, I have seen the Golden Gate Bridge from a vantage point that blew my mind. It is such a beautiful structure.

Built with Union labor! ❤

Not long after the arch flattening celebration '89ish, I rode my bike across the GGB to the Marin side and went below where the road deck slices across the leveled headland hilltop for a hundred meters. I was young and strong and able to balance on my bike and reach up to the deck trusses. Since I was on the solid ground, I could feel the bridge moving up and down gently in the wind... It was pretty unbelievable! Oh, for a smartphone!

This bridge is truly a monster. The size of the bridge in person is just mind blowing 👌🏻👌🏻 Yes, it is a lot of money being spent on making it safer and stronger but just think on the economic impact it will cause to the entire state and other states as well!