Golden gateThe Golden Gate Bridge stands at the narrow entrance to San Francisco Bay, where the Pacific Ocean pushes its fog through a steep, rocky strait.
On the southern side rises the city and the old Presidio fort, and on the northern side the wild Marin Headlands. Engineers chose this dramatic gap because it was the only place where two solid peninsulas faced each other closely enough to anchor a bridge, creating a gateway between the ocean and the sheltered bay that shaped San Francisco’s growth. 15.9.2026*14:20 |
