Near Sausalito in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Strengthening an Icon

Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 31, 2017

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Inscription. The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, is a monument of the last century, and could be damaged by a strong earthquake. Seismic retrofit construction is underway to transform the international icon into a strong and flexible structure that can withstand earthquake forces. The southern San Francisco side and parts of the northern Marin County side are already complete (Phases 1 and 2). The current phase (Phase 3A) retrofits the North Anchorage Housing and Pylon N1. It includes replacing the sidewalks and roadway deck which is the roof of the North Anchorage Housing. Phase 3B will retrofit the suspension span of the bridge and the two main towers. The appearance of the bridge will not be altered.

Click on this image to enlarge it and read the details of the seismic retrofit.

Erected by National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 37° 49.95′ N, 122° 28.902′ W. Marker is near Sausalito, California, in Marin County. It can be reached from Conzelman Road

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near U.S. 101, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5702 Conzelman Road, Sausalito CA 94965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Golden Gate Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lone Sailor (about 500 feet away); The Bay Transformed (about 600 feet away); H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista Point (about 600 feet away); Battery Spencer (approx. ¼ mile away); Construction 129 (approx. one mile away); The Golden Gate (approx. one mile away); Battery Construction No. 129 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 31, 2017

2. Strengthening an Icon Marker

of all markers in Sausalito.

More about this marker. This marker is located at an overlook on the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2016

3. Strengthening an Icon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on April 28, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.