We hear of failures of government so often, that we rarely speak of provable successes. This bridge, an international icon and a taxpayer and toll payer paid for structure, has a governing body that ...

“Can you walk across the Golden Gate Bridge?” is a question I'm often asked when hosting visitors to San Francisco. My answer is always the same: a resounding “Yes! And we should!” Walking the Golden ...

When a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore last March, leading to its disastrous collapse and the deaths of six people, the tragedy sparked the question: Could ...

Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...