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New Golden Gate Bridge Visitor's Center Kinda Sucks, Says John King

The big celebration this weekend also marks the unveiling of the new Golden Gate Bridge entry plaza and Bridge Pavilion, a red-painted visitor's center that's part of $6 million in improvements completed in

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Fireworks To Close Golden Gate Bridge For An Hour Sunday Night

As if the Long Shutdown weren't enough, don't expect to make it across the Golden Gate Bridge between 9 and 10 p.m. on Sunday night. The bridge will be closed during that

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<s>Eat</s> Drink Here Tonight: Golden Gate's 75th Celebrated With Booze

Food is dead. Yes huh. Why? Because food in San Francisco has become so self-consciously and painstakingly humorless as of late — one would think that, what with dressed-down loftiness plaguing the foodie scene,

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There Have Always Been A**Holes In S.F. Who Don't Want Anything Pretty to Be Built

Architecture critic John King brings us a delightful look back at the vocal opposition to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge a class of people who should be grouped amongst the greatest

Behold The New Presidio Parkway And Tunnel

Doyle Drive, or whatever they're going to call it going forward, reopened this morning right on schedule, just before 5 a.m. The new roadway to the Golden Gate Bridge is very pretty

Occupy's Plan To Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge Cancelled

Er, never mind. Occupy's plan to shut down the Golden Gate Bridge on May 1st has been cancelled. Occupy will instead focus on ferry service. Why? Well, part of it could be that

Reminder: Don't Try To Get To The North Bay Tonight After 8

As we told you the other day, and as every other news outlet has hopefully told you, Doyle Drive comes down this weekend starting at 8 p.m. tonight. That means getting to

Don't Try To Get To The Golden Gate Bridge Via The Marina This Weekend

You know all that construction that's been happening along Doyle Drive on the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge? Well, it's called the Presidio Parkway, and it's all coming to a head this

Occupy To Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge

Occupy just stopped being polite, and started getting real: Tuesday, May 1st a general strike has been called for the Golden Gate Bridge in an effort to "show the Golden Gate Bridge Highway

Extremely Large Shipping Vessel Slips Under The Golden Gate Bridge, Becomes Huge Media Event

The MSC Fabiola, which is about one-third larger than a normal cargo ship, became the largest vessel to enter the San Francisco Bay when it slipped under the Golden Gate bridge yesterday. At

Bicycle Speedometer Signs Appear On The Golden Gate Bridge

After efforts to impose a speed limit for bicycles on the Golden Gate Bridge were stifled by outspoken cyclists last year, the bridge district has struck a friendly compromise: digital speedometer signs. The

Commemorative Bricks From Golden Gate Bridge's 50th Anniversary Ripped Up

A brick walkway behind the Golden Gate Bridge visitors' center, laid in 1987 to mark the bridge's 50th anniversary and paid for by donors some of whom had the names of dead loved

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Mickey Hart To Turn Golden Gate Bridge Into Giant 'Wind Harp'

In honor of the 75th birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge, being celebrated this May, artist and former Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart will turn the iconic bridge into a giant musical instrument

Golden Gate Bridge Cyclists Forced To Share Again

Barely a month after cyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge reclaimed their exclusive speedway lane on the West side sidewalk, the bridge transit district has announced they will be closing off the bikes-only

Golden Gate Bridge Cyclists Get Their Own Lane Back

Cyclists forced to share the slow-plodding eastern sidewalk of the Golden Gate Bridge with gaggles of tourists and other slow-moving foot traffic over the past five months, finally got their old speedway back

Golden Gate Bridge Reopening Separate Bike Lane Ahead of Schedule

Good news for bicyclists navigating the bevy of Golden Gate pedestrians: the Bridge will reopen the west side bicycle throughway sometime in early to mid-September. Closed since May for retrofitting, the east side

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Meanwhile, Near Fort Point...

Surfers take advantage of the swells for some midweek action under the bridge. Should be just as beautiful for the duration of the three-day (!) weekend ahead. Enjoy the sun while we have it,

Golden Gate Bridge Southbound Closed After Crash

This just in: All southbound lanes on the Golden Gate Bridge shut down, and only two northbound lanes are open, after a head-on collision. No word yet when the lanes will reopen. Expect

Memorial to Be Held on Monday for Missing Danville Teen, Suicide Confirmed

California Highway Patrol confirmed on Wednesday that there was evidence that 15-year-old missing Danville teen, Allison Bayliss, committed suicide. Allison had been reported missing on Monday when her family found her bike parked

Missing Teen's Bike Found Near Golden Gate Bridge

15-year-old Allison Bayliss of Danville was last seen Monday morning riding to San Ramon Valley High School. Her bike was found near the Golden Gate Bridge. SF Appeal reports: "At about 4:45

Speed Limit for Golden Gate Bridge Cyclists?

Two public meetings were held this week to discuss the possibilites of setting a speed limit for bicyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge. SF Appeal reports: "The proposals--which include a 10 mph speed

DUI Suspected In Last Night's Golden Gate Bridge Crash

A drunk driver from Colma was arrested last night after allegedly causing a multi-vehicle crash on the Golden Gate Bridge, causing a temporary closure. Syed Ali, 37, of Colma allegedly caused the crash.

Accident Shuts Down Golden Gate Bridge

A massive accident shut down the on Golden Gate Bridge this evening. Both north and southbound lanes were closed at around 8:20 p.m. "Four vehicles were involved in the crash that

Slow Down, Cyclists: Golden Gate Bridge Speed Limit Decision Delayed

To the two-wheeled speed demons who spoke out against the proposed 10 mph speed limit on the Golden Gate Bridge: the Bridge has heard you and the Bridge will reconsider its plan. According

Golden Gate Bridge Considers Bicycle Speed Limit

Not the actual Bridge itself, mind you, but the GGB Highway and Transportation District will be considering a 10 mph speed limit for cyclists this coming Thursday. According to Bay City News, if