čtvrtek 21. srpna 2014

USA(California) - San Francisco

Official seal of San Francisco, California
San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural center and a leading financial hub of the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County, bridging both U.S. Route 101 andCalifornia State Route 1 across the strait. 
Maintained byGolden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District[1]
DesignerJoseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis
DesignSuspension, truss arch & truss causeways
MaterialSteel
Total length8,981 ft (2,737.4 m),[2] about 1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Width90 ft (27.4 m)
Height746 ft (227.4 m)
Longest span4,200 ft (1,280.2 m)[3]
Vertical clearance14 ft (4.3 m) at toll gates, higher truck loads possible
Clearance below220 ft (67.1 m) at Tide
Construction beginJanuary 5, 1933
Construction endApril 19, 1937




















Nature in California

















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