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The INSANE Engineering of the Golden Gate Bridge - #41

The World's Best Construction Podcast

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The Battle for a Bridge

The US Department of War worried the structure would be targeted by enemy bombers. The Great Depression wiped out all of the planned government funding for the bridge. People of San Francisco voted for a $35 million bond issue using their homes as collateral to fund construction.

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