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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 3

2016 – Volvo S60 Cross Country at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.
(Photo by Bruce Benedict)

2016 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2016 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2009 – Volvo XC60 at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2009 – Volvo XC60 at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2015 – Moore Rd near Golden Gate Bridge SF USA (Google Streetview)

2013 – Golden Gate Bridge seen from Moore Road, Sausalito, USA (Google Streetview)

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, the structure links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County. It is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States.

It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Frommers travel guide considers the Golden Gate Bridge “possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world”.

The bridge was originally painted with red lead primer and a lead-based topcoat, which was touched up as required. In the mid-1960s, a program was started to improve corrosion protection by stripping the original paint and repainting the bridge with zinc silicate primer and vinyl topcoats. Since 1990 acrylic topcoats have been used instead for air-quality reasons. The program was completed in 1995 and it is now maintained by 38 painters who touch up the paintwork where it becomes seriously corroded.

More information on en.wikipedia.org and www.goldengate.org.