F or decades, the Golden Gate Bridge has stood the test of time, but since it's only about 6 miles from the San Andreas Fault ...

The massive seismic retrofit will help the iconic bridge withstand the city's next major earthquake and remain a "lifeline ...

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge, meaning it relies on cables and suspenders under tension along with towers under compression to cross a long distance without any intermediate supports.

Golden Gate Bridge officials are preparing to launch the final and largest phase of a decades-long project to make the 85-year-old structure withstand stronger earthquakes. The Golden Gate Bridge ...

The Golden Gate's towers are much higher - 746 feet, compared with 526 feet for the Bay Bridge. Its roadway is placed at one-third of the height of the towers; on the Bay Bridge, the road cuts the ...

The Golden Gate Bridge stands against the gray morning sky after fog rise Thursday May 17, 2012. ... while the rising arc of its suspension cables hint at the high Sierra.

When it opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge that connects the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California, was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world.

The Golden Gate Bridge is pictured, March 12, 2014, in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images March 27, 2014 — -- The biggest “suicide magnet” in the world may be San Francisco’s ...

The Golden Gate Bridge had no observable damage but was located about 60 miles north of the quake’s epicenter. ... but the main suspension bridge still faces the risk of significant damage.