Golden Gate Bridge Plaza
San Francisco Side
This is a piece of the cable that holds up the Golden Gate Bridge. I have loved this piece since I first laid eyes on it. The sign tells you that the length of one cable is 7640 feet, the diameter is 36 3/8 inches, there are 27, 572 wires in each cable (which is what you are looking at in the end there) they used 80,000 MILES of wire, and the weight of the cable is 24, 700 tons. I think the fact that you are looking at the ends of 27,572 wires is what captured my imagination when I first saw it. This little park is on the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate bridge and provides parking if you want to walk out onto the bridge. On weekends it has large crowds and is nearly impossible to enjoy, but during the week, you can stroll the gardens look out over the city and walk across the bridge at your leisure.
80,000 miles of cable and still working! Isn’t that amazing? Lovely photo — how did you manage to avoid getting people in the shot?
I distinctly remember seeing this when we visited and being quite impressed…Wonder if I took a picture and if I did where is it? I will have to see if I can find those photos:)