Various pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge’s construction
The bridge, built in 1933 and finished in 1937, is widely regarded as a symbol of California. At the time of it being finished, it was the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. It stretched 746 feet above the water line, 1.7 miles long.
Safety regulations on the project were much more rigorous than many projects for the time. Hard hats were required, respirators were given to the riveters, and a net was stretched underneath the bridge to prevent workers from falling to their deaths. Despite that, 11 workers did die on the project from falling, 10 of those when a piece of scaffolding fell into the net, taking the net and the workers worth it. 19 workers did fall into the safety net preventing their death, and they became what was known as the ‘halfway-to-hell club.’—
The bridge, built in 1933 and finished in 1937, is widely regarded as a symbol of California. At the time of it being finished, it was the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. It stretched 746 feet above the water line, 1.7 miles long.
Safety regulations on the project were much more rigorous than many projects for the time. Hard hats were required, respirators were given to the riveters, and a net was stretched underneath the bridge to prevent workers from falling to their deaths. Despite that, 11 workers did die on the project from falling, 10 of those when a piece of scaffolding fell into the net, taking the net and the workers worth it. 19 workers did fall into the safety net preventing their death, and they became what was known as the ‘halfway-to-hell club.’—