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Golden Gate Bridge
The
Golden Gate Bridge
is a
suspension bridge
spanning the
Golden Gate
strait, the , 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
.
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