Golden Gate Bridge

When the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, it was the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world; NSBA awarded it a Prize Bridge Award that same year. Officials held a weeklong Fiesta to celebrate its debut, with parades, a “49er Fandango” ball, sports tournaments, a hard-rock drilling contest, street festivals for young and old, a memorial service for workers killed during the bridge’s construction, and many more commemorative events.

See more buildings, bridges, and innovations from the 1930s in our 1930s timeline, part of our yearlong celebration of AISC's Centennial!