It's the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Birthday today

[lunatica]

http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Spectacular photos!

And Happy Birthday! Just hope it gets regular check-ups...

[lunatica]

3. The bridges in the Bay Area are kept up with the tolls we pay

Going into San Francisco everyone pays a toll, but you don't pay when you leave San Francisco. They're also building a new Bay Bridge which will be much better looking and more earthquake secure than the old one, which is also around 75 years old.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

4. They're building the new one with steel imported from China

No? I think I read that somewhere. I know some people are quite rightly enraged about it.

[lunatica]

5. According to the link below they're using 70% steel made here

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/manufacturing-group-protests-chinese-steel-used-in-bay-bridge-construction/

I don't know if it's the truth but they're claiming the part they're using Chinese steel for is because what they need isn't manufactured here. I have no idea what the truth is since I haven't followed this story. The project was started by Schwartzennegger so it could be he just didn't want to create jobs here.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

6. I haven't followed it closely either...

...my sister who lives out there mentioned it a couple of times. No telling what the truth is. Ahhhnuld. Hmm...

[Beaverhausen]

2. Great photos! I drove across it last weekend.

it really has a majesty about it. And what a gorgeous area one arrives at when driving north.

[Kaleva]

7. Here it is when it when it wasn't 1 year old yet.

[Ptah]

9. Here it is in the teen years, before it all started sagging.

[maria2]

8. =)

nice pics

[struggle4progress]

10. Some history:

[lunatica]

11. Thanks for the photos!

It's truly an amazing work of engineering. We need some more of that pioneering and innovative and daring to do spirit now!

[freshwest]

12. Wow. Thanks for the stunning pics!