San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a stunning technological
and artistic achievement, opens to the public after five years of construction.
On opening day--"Pedestrian Day"--some 200,000 bridge walkers
marveled at the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge, which spans the Golden Gate
Strait at the entrance to San Francisco Bay and connects San Francisco and
Marin County. On May 28, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicular traffic.
