Millions of people all over the world have seen the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, so people now equate the Golden Gate Bridge with the city of San Francisco. Although they know that the Golden Gate Bridge is in San Francisco, what they do not know is that the nickname of this structure was "the bridge that couldn't be built." The idea of the construction of a bridge across San Francisco Bay had been discussed for years before the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was actually started in 1933. For a variety of reasons, this bridge was long considered impossible to build.
First of all, the weather in the area - with high winds, rain, and fog - was rarely good. Second, engineers thought that the strong ocean currents in the bay meant that the bridge could not be built. Furthermore, they were worried about how the strong winds in the area would affect any large structure. Finally, it was the Great Depression. The poor economy was causing people to experience incredible difficulties, so many people thought that it would be foolish to spend such a large amount of money on such an impossible project.
