Golden Gate Bridge

American  

noun

1. a bridge connecting northern California with San Francisco peninsula. 4,200-foot (1,280-meter) center span.

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Golden Gate Bridge Cultural  

1. A long suspension bridge across the Golden Gate, a strait that connects San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean. For decades after it was opened in the 1930s, it had the longest span of any suspension bridge in the world.

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Etymology

Origin of Golden Gate Bridge

First recorded in 1930–35

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Golden Gate Bridge

Scientists hope to expand the network to the entire bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

California's blustery San Francisco Bay is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, commercial ports, public marinas and ferry boats.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

The site of Starfleet Academy, which is being reopened after more than a century, is San Francisco, which has apparently survived climate change as have Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

In the process, she become a San Francisco institution, as venerated as the Golden Gate Bridge and beloved as the city’s tangy sourdough bread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

But no matter what, Cat loved him as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge, as deep as the sea floor, and as fierce as a shark bite.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn