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The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is 8,981 feet (2,737 m). [58] The Golden Gate Bridge's clearance above high water averages 220 feet (67 m) while its towers, at 746 feet (227 m) above the water, [58] were the world's tallest on a suspension bridge until 1993 when it was surpassed by the Mezcala Bridge, in Mexico.
Representative Nancy Pelosi joins the families of Golden Gate Bridge suicide victims in 2017 to celebrate the construction of a suicide-prevention barrier on the bridge. On October 10, 2008, the Golden Gate Bridge and Transportation District Board of Directors voted 15 to 1 for the preferred option of installing a plastic-covered stainless steel net below the bridge as a suicide deterrent. [5]
Golden Gate Bridge: Golden Gate: 1937: California: Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge: Laurel Creek: 2002: North Carolina: San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (western span) San Francisco Bay: 1936: California: 215 ft (65.5 m) Bayonne Bridge: Kill Van Kull: 1931: New York / New Jersey: 212 ft (64.6 m) George Washington Bridge: Hudson River: 1931: New ...
On average, the district records over 30 deaths annually from people jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
John Kevin Hines (born August 30, 1981) is an American suicide prevention speaker who attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, in 2000 at the age of 19. [1] His story gained major media coverage and he has since become a motivational speaker and advocate for suicide prevention.
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.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) speaks at an event July 15, 2024, to commemorate the completion of the suicide deterrent system on the Golden Gate Bridge, also known as the net.
A net designed to prevent suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge could cost nearly $400 million, double what was originally estimated for the project.