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How Long is the Golden Gate Bridge?

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How Long is the Golden Gate Bridge?

It’s easy to find how long is the Golden Gate Bridge. But did you know these fun Golden Gate Bridge length, height and width stats? Here are ALL the answers, starting with… it’s 8,981 feet (2,737 meters) long!

Bridge Feature  Feet   Miles  Meters    Km
Total length including approaches    8,981    1.70    2,737    2.74
     Including the Toll Plaza    9,150    1.73    2,788    2.79
Length of Suspension Span    6,450    1.22    1,966    1.97
Length of each outer span    1,125    0.21        343    0.34
Width of bridge          90          27
Width of roadway          62          19
Roadway clearance at high tide        220    0.04          67    0.07
Height of towers above water        746    0.14        227    0.23
Height of towers above roadway        500    0.09        152    0.15
Tower width east-west          54          16
Tower width north-south          33          10
South tower depth below water        110          34
  (North tower is anchored on land)
Diameter of Main Cable  36.4 in.      0.92
Length of Main Cable    7,650    1.45    2,332    2.33
Suspender rope diameter  2.68 in.  6.8 cm

So the next time someone asks you, “How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?” you can give multiple answers… and throw in that the bridge’s towers are about “one seventh of a mile tall!”

 

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