And the Tacoma Narrows bridge is called the Tacoma Narrows bridge because the bridge isn’t very wide.
Originally, the bridge should have been painted grey or black with yellow stripes. The orange paint
iswas originally the rust protection layer.We should rename it Red Gayed Bridge
Americans are really weird about these things like there is a Place named the Big apple and there isn’t even apple products
I guess? There are quite a few other cities in the world that have nicknames that don’t make sense. Paris is “The city of lights”, it’s just as bright/lit up as any other city.
Whatever happened to predictability?
The milkman, the paperboy…
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Irving Morrow, a relatively unknown residential architect, designed the overall shape of the bridge towers, the lighting scheme, and Art Deco elements, such as the tower decorations, streetlights, railing, and walkways. The famous International Orange color was Morrow’s personal selection, winning out over other possibilities. – Wikipedia
Uh, Chrysopylae? That’s its name
which means golden gate. Though its not actually referring to the bridge but the entrance to the bay. Fun fact, used to live in sf a long time ago, walked acrossed the bridge multiple times
i did too, if you count living in a van :3






