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The Bridge is a 2006 British–American documentary film by Eric Steel, which spans 365 days of filming at the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in 2004. The film captured a number of suicides, and featured interviews with family and friends of some of the identified people who had thrown themselves from the bridge that year.
The net, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars and was completed behind schedule, greatly reduced suicide deaths in 2023, according to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
On average, the district records over 30 deaths annually from people jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States – more than 1,600 known suicides; [2] [3] [4] the number is believed to be higher because of people whose bodies were never found. [ 5 ] Prince Edward Viaduct , Toronto, Ontario , Canada – 492 suicides before the Luminous Veil , a barrier of 9,000 steel rods, was constructed in 2003.
Many countries have noted suicide bridges such as the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. Other well known suicide sites for jumping include the Eiffel Tower and Niagara Falls. [2] Nonfatal attempts in these situations can have severe consequences including paralysis, organ damage, broken bones and lifelong pain.
Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back.
[45] [1] In June 2014, a suicide barrier was approved for the Golden Gate Bridge. [46] Barrier construction began in 2017 and was expected to be completed by 2021. [47] In Seattle, Washington, more than 230 people have died by suicide from the George Washington Memorial Bridge, making it the second deadliest suicide bridge in the United States.
The Golden Gate Bridge has been known as one of America's most stunning landmarks -- but it is also one of the deadliest. New anti-suicide features to be installed on iconic Golden Gate bridge ...