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I love San Francisco. If it weren't so dadgum expensive I'd move there right now. This is a panorama (10 shots total - the original is over 13,000 pixels) of the Golden Gate Bridge that spans the opening to the San Francisco Bay. This is from a battery in the Marin Headlands, on the north side of the bridge.

To the best of my ability - in the background you can see (from L to R): Oakland/Berkeley, which is connected to San Francisco by the Bay Bridge; Alcatraz; Treasure Island, halfway across the Bay Bridge; the TransAmerica pyramid; the wharfs of San Francisco; the Presidio, Fort Point and other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Baker Beach and the Sea liff neighborhood; and Lincoln Park. Afternoon fog can be seen all the way to the right.

Some stats on the bridge:
- It was constucted from 1933 - 1937.
- It is officially "international orange" and has only been repainted once (in entirety) since its construction. It took 27 years.
- The center span can sway 27 feet in either direction and drop as many as 10 feet.
- There is 220 feet of clearance under the bridge.
- The two towers are each 746 feet tall; only three structures in San Francisco are taller.
- The main span is 4,200 feet long.
- Each cable is 7,650 feet long and 36.5 inches in diameter.
- 43 million pounds of steel were used in construction.

Description
I love San Francisco. If it weren't so dadgum expensive I'd move there right now. This is a panorama (10 shots total - the original is over 13,000 pixels) of the Golden Gate Bridge that spans the opening to the San Francisco Bay. This is from a battery in the Marin Headlands, on the north side of the bridge.

To the best of my ability - in the background you can see (from L to R): Oakland/Berkeley, which is connected to San Francisco by the Bay Bridge; Alcatraz; Treasure Island, halfway across the Bay Bridge; the TransAmerica pyramid; the wharfs of San Francisco; the Presidio, Fort Point and other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Baker Beach and the Sea liff neighborhood; and Lincoln Park. Afternoon fog can be seen all the way to the right.

Some stats on the bridge:
- It was constucted from 1933 - 1937.
- It is officially "international orange" and has only been repainted once (in entirety) since its construction. It took 27 years.
- The center span can sway 27 feet in either direction and drop as many as 10 feet.
- There is 220 feet of clearance under the bridge.
- The two towers are each 746 feet tall; only three structures in San Francisco are taller.
- The main span is 4,200 feet long.
- Each cable is 7,650 feet long and 36.5 inches in diameter.
- 43 million pounds of steel were used in construction.