Golden Gate

I love direct swaps! That way I can recieve postcards that I really want. This time I only said I'd like the Golden Gate postcard as it's the most recognizable bridge in the world. I didn't expect much- this is the first direct swap I've recieved. I got really beautiful postcard and I just love it!

Scan of the postcard is not amazing. It is printed on a satin-like paper and it's really beautiful. The only thing that I don't like are those bleached stains... But I like to believe that it gives the postcard character ;)


Golden Gate Bridge is a sunspention bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin Country in California, the USA. It's located on Golden Gate-the opening of San Francisco Bay into the Pacific. It was being built from 1933 to 1937. A lot of experts claimed that there are no technical possibilities of building it across over 2000m. Joseph Strauss was an engeenier responsible for the project but very important influence on the construction and design had also Irving Morrow, Leon Moissieff (constructor of the Manhattan Bridge in NY) and Charles Ellis.


Each of the lines used has a diameter of almost 1 meter and can handle 95 tons. Total lenght is 2,788m and it's 27 m wide. Total weight of Bridge, anchorages, and approaches: 887,000 tons. The towers are 227 high.

The characteristical orange colour (international orange) was orginally the colour of the sealant.The Us Navy wanted to paint the bridge with black and yellow stripes! It was an ensurrance of visibility for passing ships. Can you imagine it like that? It would be a crime! Choosing orange was definietly better idea-The Golden Gate Bridge was ranked 5th on the List of America's Favourite Architecture.


The Bridge was closed only 3 times since it was opened due to strong winds and it survived many strong earthquakes. The dark side of the bridge is the number of suicides commited there which is the hightes number among all of the bridges. There are many methods used to defcrease that number such as hotlines, staff patrols, closing the bridge at night and special barriers.

On the 27th of May Golden Gate Bridge will have 74th anniversary of creation!