"Built dur­ing the depths of the Great Depres­sion (from 1933 to 1937), the Gold­en Gate Bridge became the longest and tallest sus­pen­sion bridge in the world. Dur­ing its con­struc­tion, work­ers bat­tled harsh con­di­tions - strong winds, thick fog, and the risk of plung­ing into the San Fran­cis­co Bay. 11 souls per­ished. Like­wise, the engi­neer Joseph Strauss had to work through com­pli­cat­ed design chal­lenges to anchor the struc­ture in the deep waters, then spin mas­sive cables and ten­sion them across 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 engi­ineer­ing that makes the bridge both beau­ti­ful and endur­ing. If you would like to sign up for Open Culture's free email newslet­ter, please find it here. It's a great way to see our new posts, all bun­dled in one email, each day. If you would like to sup­port the mis­sion of Open Cul­ture, con­sid­er mak­ing a dona­tion to our site. It's hard to rely 100% on ads, and your con­tri­bu­tions will help us con­tin­ue pro­vid­ing the best free cul­tur­al and edu­ca­tion­al mate­ri­als to learn­ers every­where. You can con­tribute through Pay­Pal, Patre­on, and Ven­mo (@openculture). Thanks!"
The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed from 1933 to 1937 during the Great Depression and became the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. Workers faced strong winds, thick fog, and the risk of plunging into San Francisco Bay, and 11 workers perished. Engineer Joseph Strauss solved complex design challenges to anchor the structure in deep water and to spin and tension the massive cables across the 4,000-foot span. A 3D animated video by Animagraffs provides a technical tour deconstructing the bridge's engineering. Open Culture offers a free newsletter and requests donations to support free cultural and educational materials.
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