Why Golden Gate Bridge Name

Why Golden Gate Bridge Name?

The name Golden Gate was given in 1846 by Captain John C. Frémont in analogy to the Golden Horn of the Bosporus (Turkey) when he visualized rich cargoes from the Orient flowing through the strait. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.

Why is the Golden Gate Bridge so called?

The world-renowned bridge is named for the Golden Gate Strait, the narrow, turbulent, 300-foot-deep stretch of water below the bridge that links the Pacific Ocean on the west to San Francisco Bay on the east.
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