...dgePhoto copyright Golden Gate Bridge, Highay and Transportation District. All Rights Reserved. May 27, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic. May 28, 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opens to vehicular traffic at telve oclock noon, hen President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the hite House to announce the event to the orld. The Bridge opened ahead of schedule and under budget. November 10, 1969 The California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 584 authorizing the District to develop a transportation facility plan for implementing a mass transportation program in the Golden Gate Corridor. This as to include any and all forms of transit, including ferry. At that time, the ord Transportation as added to the District name to indicate its ne commitment to public transportation. August 15, 1970 Golden Gate Ferry begins service beteen Sausalito and San Francisco. July 1, 1971 The remaining original bonds issued for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge are retired. The 35 million in principal and nearly 39 million in interest ere financed entirely from Bridge tolls. January 1, 1972 Golden Gate Transit service begins. December 11, 1976 Golden Gate Ferry service expands to include service beteen Larkspur and San Francisco. February 22, 1985 One billionth car crosses the Golden Gate Bridge. August 15, 1985 Construction is complete on the replacement of the original Golden Gate Bridge roaday ith a modern orthotropic steel plate deck. May 24, 1987 Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 50th Anniversary. February 16, 1994 The Golden Gate Bridge named one of the Seven onders of the Modern orld by the American Society of Civil Engineers, along ith the Hoover Dam, Interstate Highay System, Kennedy Space Center, Panama Canal, Trans-Alaska Pipeline and orld Trade Center. October 1993 In recognition of enduring excellence in design, the Society of American Registered Architects SARA honored the Golden Gate Bridge ith its Distinguished Building Aard. For the first time in SARAs history, the Distinguished Building Aard as presented to a structure other than a building. The Golden Gate Bridge as honored because of its impact on the city, design, economic value, cultural statement, engineering accomplishment and contribution to the overall furtherance of the region. The aard commended the ork of Bridge Architect Irving Morro, Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highay and Transportation District. August 15, 1995 Golden Gate Ferry celebrates 25th Anniversary. September 13, 1996 Golden Gate Bridge designated a double-fine-zone. January 1, 1997 Golden Gate Transit celebrates 25th Anniversary. May 27, 1997 Golden Gate Bridge celebrates 60th Anniversary. August 5, 1997 Groundbreaking ceremony held for Phase I of the Seismic Retrofit Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge. September 3, 1998 United States Postal Service unveils Golden Gate Bridge commemorative stamp. March 1999 The Golden Gate Bridge aarded the number to position in the Top 10 Construction Achievements of the 20th Century by CONEXPO-CONAGG. The Top 10 Rankings ere Chunnel Tunnel Golden Gate Bridge Dight D. Eisenhoer System of Interstate and Defense Highays Empire State Building HooverBoulder Dam Panama Canal Sydney Opera House Asan High Dam orld Trade Center and, the Hong Kong Airport. July 13, 2000 FasTrak electronic toll collection launched on the Golden Gate Bridge. July 1, 2001 2.67 discount toll for FasTrak customers eliminated. May 27, 2002 Golden Gate Bridge turns 65 years old. September 1, 2002 Ne Bridge toll rates 5.00 cash, 4.00 FasTrak and 2.50 per axle for vehicles exceeding to axles ...
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