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

After setting out from a marina in the San Francisco Bay Area, they passed under the Golden Gate Bridge to the Pacific Ocean and across the San Francisco Bay to Angel Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Stop AI was plotting its next stunt, draping banners from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, when Kirchner and Allen got into a screaming match over the wording, Allen and other members say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Although Sunday's game will take place at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi's Stadium is 45 miles south of the Golden Gate Bridge in Santa Clara.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Evidence suggests that happened when some coyotes walked across the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County, where Furnas noticed the coyote population growing while researching deer about 10 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

As we continued to circle the bay above the Golden Gate Bridge, I felt like I was being teased for the simple act of wanting.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia