How the Golden Gate Bridge Was Constructed: A 3D Animated Introduction

Constructed dur­ing the depths of the Nice Depres­sion (from 1933 to 1937), the Gold­en Gate Bridge grew to become the longest and tallest sus­pen­sion bridge on the planet. Dur­ing its con­struc­tion, work­ers bat­tled harsh con­di­tions — sturdy winds, thick fog, and the danger of plung­ing into the San Fran­cis­co Bay. 11 souls per­ished. Like­clever, the engi­neer Joseph Strauss needed to work by way of com­pli­cat­ed design chal­lenges to anchor the struc­ture within the deep waters, then spin mas­sive cables and ten­sion them throughout the 4,000-foot span. Cre­at­ed by the YouTube chan­nel Ani­ma­graffs, the 3D ani­mat­ed video above takes view­ers on a tech­ni­cal tour of the Gold­en Gate Bridge’s con­struc­tion, decon­struct­ing the engi­neer­ing that makes the bridge each beau­ti­ful and endur­ing.

Observe: For those who vis­it this put up in our archive, you may see vin­tage footage that exhibits the bridge underneath con­struc­tion after which open­ing to traf­fic in 1937.

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Construct­ing the Gold­en Gate Bridge: A Retro Movie Fea­tur­ing Orig­i­nal Archival Footage