This is south tower with height of 500 ft (152 m) above roadway. It is separated from north tower by 4,200 ft (1,280 m) which is also main span of the Bridge.
Load on each tower from its main cables is 61,500 tons and weight of both main towers 44,000 tons.
The Golden Gate Bridge has 250 pairs of vertical suspender ropes that are spaced 50 feet apart across both sides of the Bridge. Each suspender rope is 2-11/16 inches (2.7 cm) in diameter.
Load on each tower from its main cables is 61,500 tons and weight of both main towers 44,000 tons.
The Golden Gate Bridge has 250 pairs of vertical suspender ropes that are spaced 50 feet apart across both sides of the Bridge. Each suspender rope is 2-11/16 inches (2.7 cm) in diameter.
Halfway across both main cables come nearly all the way down to roadway and you realize how massive they are with diameter of 36 3/8 in (0.92 m.)
Each main cable is comprised of 27,572 strands of 0.192 inches (4.8 mm) diameter wire.
Total length of galvanized steel wire used in both main cables: 80,000 mi (129,000 km.) That's more than 3 times around our planet!
You can find more details at goldengatebridge.org.
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