Golden Gate Bridge

Joseph Strauss served as chief engineer, though the final suspension design came largely from Leon Moisseiff and Charles Ellis, while architect Irving Morrow shaped the towers and chose the International Orange color so the bridge would stand out against fog and the bay's blue-gray water. Construction ran from January 1933 to April 1937, finishing ahead of schedule.

Strauss required a movable safety net beneath the work site, an unusual precaution for the era that saved the lives of nineteen workers who fell, even though eleven others died during construction. At completion the bridge's main span and towers each held world records for suspension bridges, records the bridge kept for decades afterward.

Anyone can walk or bike across for free, an option many newcomers overlook since the vehicle toll is the more famous number; the walk also has no admission, no ticket, and views that need no translation.