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Golden Gate Bridge, by the numbers
- Updated: May 26, 2012 - 5:44 PM
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11 Men died during construction from 1933 to 1937 -- ten of them when scaffolding fell through a safety net
1,600 people have jumped off the bridge, making it the leading venue for suicide in the world.
300,000 pedestrians gathered on the bridge on the 50th anniversary in 1987 when the weight of the crowd flattened out the arch of the bridge deck.
49 million pounds of support cables contain 80,000 miles of steel wire
110,000 cars cross the bridge daily
10 million visitors per year
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