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After more than four years of construction, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicular traffic May 28, 1937. Boasting a 4,200-foot-long main span, the "International Orange" bridge carried the moderate price tag of $35 million. |
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Bridging the Bay Golden Gate Bridge
An online exhibit of the history, design, and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Materials for the exhibit have been selected from several library collections on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/news_events/exhibits/bridge/gate.html
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Famous Bridges--Physical Science-Technology lesson plan (grades 6-8)
Students learn the benefits and drawbacks of different types of bridges, and
think about the challenges involved in building bridges.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/famousbridges/ |
Golden Gate Bridge Research Library
Included in the sub-sections on this portion of the web site are a wide variety
of information and a wealth of statistics about the Bridge.
http://goldengatebridge.org/research/ |
| Golden Gate Bridge - Wikipedia
Learn about The Golden Gate Bridge, the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was built in 1937 that has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
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This week features important Pandemic Influenza information:
School District (K-12) Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/schoolchecklist.html
Local educational agencies (LEAs) play an integral role in protecting the health and safety of their district's staff, students and their families. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed the following checklist to assist LEAs in developing and/or improving plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic.
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