Structure of the Day #8-Golden Gate Bridge

    Okay, the Golden Gate Bridge is...amazing!  The Golden Gate Bridge is a bridge that goes directly over the Golden Gate, the opening between San Francisco and the Pacific.  The bridge is listed as one of the wonders of the modern world and was finished in April 1937.  It costed about $33.7 million dollars. 

     Now listen to this.  Did you know that the Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular place to commit SUICIDE in the whole world?  Yeah, I sure didn't!  Since the bridge is about 245 feet above sea level, jumpers hit the water at 76 miles per hour.  By 2005, the bridge was averaging one every two weeks!  Now that's a knockout for the San Francisco police...literally!