The Golden Gate Bridge - No Gate & NOT Golden

in travel •  7 years ago 


Though I have crossed it over 50 times myself, I have always believed it to be red.  However the true color of the Golden Gate Bridge is international orange.

"Proposed colors for the bridge included carbon gray, aluminum, or black, and the U.S. Navy wanted black with yellow stripes (for greater visibility). But Irving Morrow, the consulting architect (who was also responsible for the bridge’s Art Deco look), didn’t want any of those colors: The black was unattractive and would reduce the scale of his bridge; aluminum would make the towers look tiny.

In the end, he was inspired by the red primer the steel beams had been coated in at the factories back east, and settled on International Orange, which complemented the bridge’s natural surroundings but also helped the structure stand out from the sea and sky. “The effect of International Orange is as highly pleasing as it is unusual in the realm of engineering,” Morrow said. As an added benefit, the color is highly visible in fog.

The CMYK formula for International Orange is Cyan: 0 percent, Magenta: 69 percent, Yellow: 100 percent, Black: 6 percent. The paint for the bridge is currently supplied by Sherwin-Williams."

 

 

Source: 20 Awesome Facts About the Golden Gate Bridge:  

http://mentalfloss.com/article/64379/20-awesome-facts-about-golden-gate-bridge

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My post was about my personal thoughts on the matter from life experience. . . "Though I have crossed it over 50 times myself, I have always believed it to be red."

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