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As yet there areno effec tive preventative barriers but there are bars (above) for general safety. &Building the Bridge Joseph Strauss intro duced the use of hard hats, goggles, and safety belts for the first time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers. *Bridge Celebrations The bridge george montague opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. george montague Fifty years later, on May 24, 1987, the ritual was repeated with about 300,000 people (above). (Hiking and Biking No visit to San Francisco george montague would be complete without a walk orbike ride across at least part of the bridge. )Toll System Beginning May 28, 1937, the toll to cross the bridge was 50 cents each way, with a 5 cent charge if a car had more than three passengers. The toll is currently $5 per vehicle, onlycharged george montague to city bound traffic (below). The Statistics The length of the steel wires used to make the cables of the bridge is enough to circle the earth three times. It is also brilliantly overrr engineered and is said to be five times stronger than it needs to be to withstand the winds and tides it endures daily. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world (it still ranks seventh) and took just over four years to build. More than 41 million vehicles cross the bridge annually, streaming across six lanes of traffic, along its 1.7 mile (2.7 km) length. The bridge george montague is equipped with two foghorns, each with a different pitch, and 360 degree flashing red beacons. The bridge has been closed due to high winds only three times in its history. george montague

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