The Golden Gate Bridge, a modern feat of engineering during the Great Depression, opened to the public on this day in history, May 27, 1937. "The biggest task that ever challenged the genius, courage ...

Tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge will increase July 1, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District announced Monday. Tolls will increase by $0.20 or $0.35 for most drivers, depending on ...

What could be better? Uladzik Kryhin via Shutterstock.com. Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 27, 1937, it’s been an iconic symbol on the American landscape. By 1870, people ...

The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a golden gateway ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Two very important bridges in San Francisco - the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge - are counting on big dollars for big repairs. Fortunately, money for one of those ...

The images are real, but they are from the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1987. On June 14, 2025, millions of people across the U.S. showed up for the "No Kings" marches protesting the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The drive over the Golden Gate Bridge will cost drivers more starting in July. On Friday, the board overseeing the bridge voted to raise the tolls by $0.50 a year through 2028.

A new report compiled after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore shows that San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and four other Bay Area spans may be vulnerable to collapse from a ship ...

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, an American engineering treasure and widely recognized symbol of the grandeur of the United States, began amid civic pride, pomp and ...

Beginning Saturday, the toll for most customers crossing the Golden Gate Bridge will increase by 35 cents. Similarly, most regional transit fares for Golden Gate Transit Bus and Golden Gate Ferry ...