There is no doubt that big icon from the city of San Francisco is the Golden Gate, the one who majestically crosses the San Francisco Bay.
The image of this great suspension bridge It is associated with this beautiful city in California, and has been the protagonist of countless films.
Therefore, crossing this bridge by car, and even walking across it, must be a essential experience trust your sightseeing trip to San Francisco during your route through the west coast of united states.
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Curiosities of the Golden Gate Suspension Bridge
You should know that it is a very important axis for communications in the area, as it serves the function of linking the city by highway. San Francisco Peninsula with the coastal population of Sausalito and the area called Marin Headlands.
When was the Golden Gate built
Designed by the architect Joseph Strauss, crosses the 120 meter long strait that joins the Pacific Ocean with the San Francisco Bay.
El Golden Gate Suspension Bridge Construction began in January 1933, and it was inaugurated in May 1937.
When the Golden Gate, he became the longest bridge ever built, and is currently considered the fifth favorite architectural element in the United States, and the first in the West Coast.
Why the Golden Gate is orange
One of his Golden Gate features most identifying is the vibrant orange with which the metal structure was initially painted.
But the point is that, finally, it was decided to preserve this striking color to this day, accentuating it as an original element of the image of the city of san francisco.
The road that passes through the bridge is 1 Route of California, and U.S. 101.
How to visit and walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
To visit and walk through the Golden Gate, if you come from the downtown area of San Francisco, please Marina Boulevard, in the coastal neighborhood of La Marina, before taking the highway of US Route 101, you must take the right Old Mason Street.
This street will take you to the first parking lot at the foot of the bridge.
From there you will have the first panoramic views of the Golden Gate from close by and, in addition, the possibility of accessing it on foot to make a walking tour of the bridge.
You can also cross the bridge by car awarded by the U.S. 101, heading north, in order to access the other gazebo with parking on the other bank, on the right as soon as you finish crossing it.
That's right, you have to know that the bridge is a toll for vehicles, but free access for pedestrians and cyclists.
Prices and payment methods for the Golden Gate toll
El toll price at the Golden Gate for cars and motorcycles it varies depending on the payment method you decide to use, between 8,75 and 9,75 dollars, since it is no longer necessary to stop as until recently at the toll booths.
Here you have detailed information on the four options of ways to pay the Golden Gate toll.
From the viewpoint located to the north, right where the road to Sausalito, you will have some excellent panoramic views, not only the Golden Gate, but also of the city of San Francisco, of the entire bay, and in the foreground, of the Alcatraz Prison Island.
Map: where it is and how to get to the Golden Gate Suspension Bridge
El Golden Gate Suspension Bridge cross the San Francisco Bay and allows you to go from the Californian city to, for example, the Sausalito residential area.
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Hello friends, you know one thing, my big dream is to visit the Golden Gate, I congratulate many of you who have had the good fortune to walk there, with faith and effort, I hope one day to tell you my anecdote, well goodbyexxxx and God bless you
Hello,
Thank you for your blog, it has been very helpful to me on my trip to the United States. This morning I'm leaving from Austin to San Francico and I would like to know what the weather is like these first days of January. Also any recommendations on a safe and cheap but clean place to sleep. We have booked the first two days not very expensive at Nob Hill Motor Inn. Although we didn't have a car, for now we liked the motels near the city centers because they are spacious and not very expensive, but we are two young girls and maybe there is a more fun option to stay in San Francisco.
Congratulations again for your blog.
Thank you and Happy New Year 2010!!!
Dácil, I haven't answered you before because I've been traveling. I understand you are already in San Francisco. In any case, motel accommodation is an excellent solution due to its good quality/price ratio.
Enjoy the city
I visited San Francisco a week ago, I went to run a 21 km marathon, which included the Golden Gate. The city is beautiful, the panoramic views are true postcards, being on the bridge and contemplating the Bay is something wonderful, Alcatraz is imposing, the people are extremely polite and willing to help you, I don't speak any English and I was able to get along well, I came totally fascinated and I was not wrong in choosing Fan Francisco as a destination for my vacation!!
Hugo, thanks for your comment.
When I passed through Goldengate for the first time I felt a feeling of nausea, I don't know if it was because of emotion or I don't know why. Mirna
Andrés, what I can tell you is not to worry about it. San Francisco has been, possibly, the big city in the world through which I have best navigated with a car.
In August, no traffic, large avenues, and the possibility of parking anywhere, without problem. Therefore, when you go by car you will be able to move with agility and visits will be plentiful.
In this post you have a sample of it:
http://guias-viajar.com/estados-unidos/california/san-francisco-ocho-visitas-imprescindibles-viaje-un-dia/
In this month of August I am going on vacation from Mexico to San Francisco, the trip is by car, what recommendations could you give me for driving in that city.
Hello rosa:
San Francisco has a very variable climate but, in general, it is almost always cool – even in the summer. San Francisco's “natural air conditioning,” which is how locals describe the city's miniclimate, is due to the Japan Current, which comes from the pole, passing near the coast. The heat of the central valley of California causes an inversion to occur that creates enormous banks of fog that move towards the warmest area, precisely through the Golden Gate, which is the only opening towards the sea. Therefore, the temperature varies from place to place in relation to the passage of fog and sea air. There may be fog and cold, for example, in the center of the city and heat and sun in Twins Peaks (which is often above the fog), Potrero Hill or Sausalito (which are protected by the mountains).
During the time you go, expect a little cool, especially at night. I don't think you'll encounter much fog. Fog is much more frequent in the summer, when it is warmer in the central valley. It is a good time to visit the area. In any case, bring a jacket, because I'm sure it will come in handy, or anything warm that you can take on and off.
If you want more precise information go to the weather underground website. Indicate the place in the world you are interested in so that the current temperature appears. From that point you can access the temperatures in that place any day, week or month in the last 20 or 30 years. With that you will have a good idea of the weather you are going to encounter.
San Francisco is a very beautiful city that I think you will like. Good luck with the trip.
Hello Jorge, I have a question if you can help me. My sister is going to visit San Francisco and several other cities for the 2nd half of May. We have a lot of trouble with clothes because we don't know what the weather is like at that time, I don't know if you can help me and guide us.
Thank you.
Jorge, thanks for the considerations; I have tried to clarify the references to the bridge, although I have verified that in English they always talk about the Golden Gate Bridge... and it is difficult to differentiate in Spanish.
Hello:
I really like your blog. I lived for several years in San Francisco, a city that I continue to like very much, and I was happy to see the photos of the bridge and read your comments.
I clarify, in case the information could be useful to you, that the Golden Gate is not the bridge, as most people think, but the strait where it is built – the gorges that border the entrance to the San Francisco bay. That area was called the Golden Gate because it was the forced entrance to San Francisco for all the people who came by boat to California seeking their fortune during the gold rush of the 19th century. In English “X Bridge” can refer to the name of the bridge or the place where it is built, interchangeably. In fact, even in San Francisco, almost everyone assumes that the bridge itself IS the “Golden Gate.” In Spanish it is easier to distinguish one thing from the other if the bridge is called “the Golden Gate Bridge.” A nonsense and, at the same time, a curious fact.