Golden Gate Bridge... Overrated?

[USS Monitor]

It really is incredible how much you put down the pretty amazing work of the engineers who designed that bridge at the time. To create span that large at the time is truly incredible. It is still in the top 20 for longest spans...and it was built in the 30s

The stuff that came out of the depression boggles the mind; the Golden Gate, Hoover Dam, Empire State Building. All held the titles as "largest" for many years. The U.S. basically said fuck the depression and got to work on our infrastructure.

Hell the Empire State Building was built in little over one year. Think about it. Only 13 months. I've seen supermarkets under construction longer than the ESB was.

I was built in a couple of months. New Yorkers are good at getting things done in a hurry.

[Neutraligon]

The stuff that came out of the depression boggles the mind; the Golden Gate, Hoover Dam, Empire State Building. All held the titles as "largest" for many years. The U.S. basically said fuck the depression and got to work on our infrastructure.

Hell the Empire State Building was built in little over one year. Think about it. Only 13 months. I've seen supermarkets under construction longer than the ESB was.

I was built in a couple of months. New Yorkers are good at getting things done in a hurry.

Yeah but have you lasted more than 75 years?

By the way, I am pretty sure the name was not based on the color, but rather the name of where it was built.

[USS Monitor]

The big dig, a relatively recently completed project is an engineering masterpiece (even with all the accidents, delays, and increase in costs), yet it is still just a tunnel.

It's just a tunnel, but it's a really fucking useful tunnel. I wouldn't show it off as a tourist attraction, though. It's not very interesting. Just useful.

[Neutraligon]

The big dig, a relatively recently completed project is an engineering masterpiece (even with all the accidents, delays, and increase in costs), yet it is still just a tunnel.

It's just a tunnel, but it's a really fucking useful tunnel. I wouldn't show it off as a tourist attraction, though. It's not very interesting. Just useful.

NO but what was built above it because it exists is a tourist attraction, and there are a lot of those little signs talking about the big dig there.

A video of the construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKU1PTyHtbM

[Republic of Canador]

Are we seriously going to discuss how a bridge, a structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obstacle, may or may not be overrated?

It's a motherfucking bridge. What difference does it make?

that's the problem

it's over-marketed and over-hyped

When it was completed, the Golden Great was a symbol of optimism and inspiration to Americans struggling under the Great Depression. The cultural impact of the bridge was huge; after all here we were with major unemployment and poverty. By rolling up our sleeves and working together Americans were able to construct an engineering marvel that showed them anything could be possible, and that giving in to your problems (ie. A big freaking strait of water) was not an option.

[Cannot think of a name]

I was built in a couple of months. New Yorkers are good at getting things done in a hurry.

Yeah but have you lasted more than 75 years?

By the way, I am pretty sure the name was not based on the color, but rather the name of where it was built.

Yep, the opening into the Bay is the 'Golden Gate' and the bridge is what spans the Golden Gate.

[Neutraligon]

Yeah but have you lasted more than 75 years?

By the way, I am pretty sure the name was not based on the color, but rather the name of where it was built.

Yep, the opening into the Bay is the 'Golden Gate' and the bridge is what spans the Golden Gate.

Thought so.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

But none of those are as big and red as the Golden Gate Bridge, or as awesome.

what is so awesome about it?

Did I fucking stutter?

there are plenty of such bridges

take a look

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03 ... l-bridges/

GG is by no means unique or even outstanding in this list or similar lists

Just because other bridges are awesome, doesn't mean the Golden Gate Bridge isn't.

I notice none of those bridges are in Canada. I smell jealousy. I also notice some of those bridges are tiny, and one of them isn't even a full bridge.

And if you want to get started on this "dime a dozen" fallacy, I suggest you remove that mote in your eye and put down GoT for good since it's just an average show.

[Infected Mushroom]

that's the problem

it's over-marketed and over-hyped

When it was completed, the Golden Great was a symbol of optimism and inspiration to Americans struggling under the Great Depression. The cultural impact of the bridge was huge; after all here we were with major unemployment and poverty. By rolling up our sleeves and working together Americans were able to construct an engineering marvel that showed them anything could be possible, and that giving in to your problems (ie. A big freaking strait of water) was not an option.

so it was a populist tactic by the US government to distract Americans from the real economic troubles and issues of their day?

Interesting...

[Knokkeheist]

It looks nice to me and tourists don't only go for the bridge.
Alcatraz and hollywoord are near there right?

[Republic of Canador]

But none of those are as big and red as the Golden Gate Bridge, or as awesome.

what is so awesome about it?

there are plenty of such bridges

take a look

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03 ... l-bridges/

GG is by no means unique or even outstanding in this list or similar lists

Game of Thrones is just another television program.

[Reploid Productions]

It looks nice to me and tourists don't only go for the bridge.
Alcatraz and hollywoord are near there right?

Alcatraz, yeah. Hollywood's a good 8 hours driving south of the bridge =p

[Republic of Canador]

It looks nice to me and tourists don't only go for the bridge.
Alcatraz and hollywoord are near there right?

Hollywood is in Southern California, a few hundred miles to the (you guessed it) south.

[Infected Mushroom]

what is so awesome about it?

there are plenty of such bridges

take a look

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03 ... l-bridges/

GG is by no means unique or even outstanding in this list or similar lists

Game of Thrones is just another television program.

Please don't derail my thread.

[USS Monitor]

I was built in a couple of months. New Yorkers are good at getting things done in a hurry.

Yeah but have you lasted more than 75 years?

I sank, but they were still using other monitors into the 20th century.

But you can't really compare ships and bridges. Bridges are easier to take care of because they don't have moving parts, and they don't become obsolete as fast because they have a much simpler function.

[Wallenburg]

Game of Thrones is just another television program.

Please don't derail my thread.

Please don't ignore his analogy.

[Neutraligon]

Yeah but have you lasted more than 75 years?

I sank, but they were still using other monitors into the 20th century.

But you can't really compare ships and bridges. Bridges are easier to take care of because they don't have moving parts, and they don't become obsolete as fast because they have a much simpler function.

For the obsolete part...that is kinda true. We have learned a lot about ensuring bridges are safe and can survive things like earthquakes, violent winds, freeze and thaw conditions etc. A lot of the old bridges would not be able to deal with these and needed some serious updating, including the golden gate bridge.

[The Liberated Territories]

We could probably tear down the GG bridge and use it's steal to help build my billion dollar wall with Mexico. After all, the American people deserve jobs more than getting to their job...wait a minute...

[Infected Mushroom]

Please don't derail my thread.

Please don't ignore his analogy.

what he said is completely irrelevant since we are discussing landmarks

[USS Monitor]

It's just a tunnel, but it's a really fucking useful tunnel. I wouldn't show it off as a tourist attraction, though. It's not very interesting. Just useful.

NO but what was built above it because it exists is a tourist attraction, and there are a lot of those little signs talking about the big dig there.

A video of the construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKU1PTyHtbM

I guess this is a case of "familiarity breeds contempt" cos I never thought the park above it was very interesting either. The tourist attractions in your own backyard never seem as interesting as the ones on the other side of the world.

[Empire of Narnia]

I think it looks nice, which is a very important factor for a landmark.

[Republic of Canador]

We could probably tear down the GG bridge and use it's steal to help build my billion dollar wall with Mexico. After all, the American people deserve jobs more than getting to their job...wait a minute...

Just move the whole bridge and place it precariously above an area so that it looks as if it would collapse any moment. Nobody would dare cross under it.

But to make sure it is truly effective we must have you, Donald Trump, walk into Mexico under it.

Good luck.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

When it was completed, the Golden Great was a symbol of optimism and inspiration to Americans struggling under the Great Depression. The cultural impact of the bridge was huge; after all here we were with major unemployment and poverty. By rolling up our sleeves and working together Americans were able to construct an engineering marvel that showed them anything could be possible, and that giving in to your problems (ie. A big freaking strait of water) was not an option.

so it was a populist tactic by the US government to distract Americans from the real economic troubles and issues of their day?

Interesting...

No, it was a public works project to keep hundreds of men employed.

[Wallenburg]

Please don't ignore his analogy.

what he said is completely irrelevant since we are discussing landmarks

How about this? "The Pyramids are just another pile of rocks."

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Please don't ignore his analogy.

what he said is completely irrelevant since we are discussing landmarks

What he said was an analogy about landmarks.