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I was surprised when I learned the Golden Gate Bridge was built in 4 years started in 1933. I wonder how long it would take today.
by fasteddie31003 5y ago
I was surprised when I learned the Golden Gate Bridge was built in 4 years started in 1933. I wonder how long it would take today.
- thriftwy 5y agoCrimean bridge was also built in 4 years or something like that.
- Wistar 5y agoThe newest Tacoma Narrows Bridge took about five years to construct, beginning in 2002 and finishing in 2007. It is about one mile long. https://www.historylink.org/File/8214 https://www.historylink.org/File/8214
- randomdata 5y agoThere is a new bridge being constructed here over a ~200 foot span across the river and it is nearing four years of work and not yet done.
- thwarted 5y agoFor a really rough comparison, you can look at the building of the east span of the Oakland Bay bridge. It's also worth noting how many people died while building them. (Disclosure: I've never looked this up or done this comparison myself)
- tinkertamper 5y agoBefore you wax poetic about this period, please read more on the complete disregard for the families and communities impacted by the large construction projects from that time. Replies comparing the US today to China would also benefit from the same. Public works has a lot of issues with cost and inefficiencies, but I think we should all be happy that eminent domain is not wielded with the same disregard for human life as it once was.
- dangus 5y agoInterestingly, the Golden Gate Bridge pioneered worker safety measures while the Bay Bridge (built at the same time) followed the status quo of almost no consideration to safety. The difference was, basically, how much management cared about the issue.