Happy 75th

Tom · May 27, 2012

Check out Google's tribute to the 75th birthday of the Golden Gate bridge.

Ned · May 27, 2012

Alas, only visible in the Bay area for now. It may show up elsewhere later today or tomorrow. Google did post it to Google+ this morning.

Tom · May 27, 2012

Ah, didn't realize that.

Ned · May 27, 2012

They often do regional or national doodles. Some of the other country doodles are really well done. Actually, all of the doodles are well done

Did you try the Moog the other day?

You can see all the doodles here.

Tom · May 27, 2012

Thanks for the link. Someone at Google has a lot of time on their hands ;D

Ned · May 27, 2012

Creating doodles is now the responsibility of a team of talented illustrators (we call them doodlers) and engineers.

Ernie Ekberg · May 27, 2012

walked across it-43 years ago- drove across it last month. lots of activity all around. a true marvel- and only 4+ years to complete. No OSHA, EPA or tree huggers back then.

ArdraF · May 27, 2012

Do you remember the 50th celebration when they closed the bridge and hoards of people started walking across only to meet in the middle and not be able to move in either direction? The bridge officials really got concerned when the "hump" in the middle started to flatten. I'm sure there's a better word than hump, maybe camber?, but you get the idea. I'll bet they didn't allow that to happen this time!

ArdraF

Tom · May 27, 2012

Aye Ardra, I remember that.

taoshum · May 27, 2012

Ernie Ekberg said:
walked across it-43 years ago- drove across it last month. lots of activity all around. a true marvel- and only 4+ years to complete. No OSHA, EPA or tree huggers back then.

Sailed under it 42 years ago, head winds at 30 knots, outa gas, tact/tact/tact/tact... finally made it around the bend just before dark. Never forget that day.

Lou Schneider · May 27, 2012

Do you remember the 50th celebration when they closed the bridge and hoards of people started walking across only to meet in the middle and not be able to move in either direction?

Yup, I was in the middle of it, having walked on from the Marin County side. They had busses waiting all the way up the hill to the Waldo tunnel.

There was a flatbed truck with a PA system set up for some planned speeches at midspan, but the crowd got just too big to handle. Some idiot lady (one of the bigwigs) got on the PA and said the program was cancelled and we all had to get off the bridge right now. Then she started counting cadence to get the crowd moving.

The crush was so bad that a few yahoos decided the fastest way around the gridlock was to hop the walkway railing and walk along the girder on the other side, holding on to the handrail to keep from falling into the bay.

Meanwhile, I was in the middle of the crowd, hoping the cadence didn't approach the bridge's resonant frequency. And yes, I could see the roadway had flattened out from where I was standing. All in all it wasn't a very pleasant experience.

Chet18013 · May 28, 2012

taoshum said:
Sailed under it 42 years ago, head winds at 30 knots, outa gas, tact/tact/tact/tact... finally made it around the bend just before dark. Never forget that day.

You did check the tides before you tried it, didn't you? I have sailed under it many times. I always planed it so I went out with the out going tide and came back with the incoming tide. The tide through the Golden Gate can run as high as 7.5 knots under the bridge, if I remember correctly.

Ned · May 28, 2012

Here's a picture of the bridge when it was brand new.

Jim Dick · May 28, 2012

This photo of the bridge was taken in March of 2005 when we were visiting Tom & Chris. Great guided tour!!!

Tom and Margi · May 28, 2012

I remember Mom telling us how she stood at Coit Tower with many other Navy wives waving a white handkerchief as Dad sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on the USS Ticonderoga headed for the South Pacific during WWII. I wonder if that is still a Navy tradition?

Margi

Pierat · May 28, 2012

It was pretty cool (and emotional) sailing eastbound under the Golden Gate on a troopship, all those years ago.

Jim Godward · May 28, 2012

Pierat said:
It was pretty cool (and emotional) sailing eastbound under the Golden Gate on a troopship, all those years ago.

AMEN!!! I wasn't sure I still had a girlfriend waiting in MT or not as I had not had any mail from her for over 3 months. 10 days later I was there, I did, and we were married about 2 months later. The mail issue resolved it self as letters started coming back to her address as undeliverable. The Army had lost track of me due to many moves.

taoshum · May 28, 2012

Chet18013 said:
You did check the tides before you tried it, didn't you? I have sailed under it many times. I always planed it so I went out with the out going tide and came back with the incoming tide. The tide through the Golden Gate can run as high as 7.5 knots under the bridge, if I remember correctly.

I was not in "command"... so I assume the cap't knew about the tides even though he didn't do too well on the fuel management. There's a similar place near Anacortes that has a huge tidal current.

MikeCoke · May 28, 2012

Re: Happy 75th Golden Gate Bridge

If you did not see it here it is.

http://www.google.com/logos/2012/Golden_Gate_Bridge_75th_Anniversary-2012-hp.jpg

Tom and Margi · May 28, 2012

That's really neat! The little boat that could is headed straight for the Cabbage Patch!

Margi

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