U.S. Route 101
U.S. Numbered Highway on the West Coast
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The Bridge District expects to complete the installation of noise-reducing clips on the bridge's railing slats.
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| October 2024 |
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By the end of October, suicide attempts on the Golden Gate Bridge were reduced to 106, significantly down from the previous annual average of 200, demonstrating the effectiveness of the newly installed suicide prevention nets.
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| April 2024 |
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A second pro-Palestinian protest occurred on the Golden Gate Bridge, continuing to draw attention to the Gaza conflict.
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| March 2024 |
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The district approved another plan to implement 50-cent annual toll increases through 2028.
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| February 2024 |
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Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered on the bridge's deck to protest the Gaza war and Palestinian suffering.
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| January 2024 |
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Suicide deterrent system installation completed on the Golden Gate Bridge after a longer and more expensive process than initially estimated, taking over four years and exceeding the original budget by $17 million.
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| 2021 |
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The Golden Gate Bridge was designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95.
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| December 16 2021 |
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The Bridge District approved a noise mitigation solution, deciding to install 12,000 u-shaped clips with rubber dampers between the slats at a cost of $450,000 to reduce the wind noise by approximately 75%.
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| November 2021 |
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A vehicular chain-reaction crash during an anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate protest resulted in injuries to two California Highway Patrol officers and three bridge employees.
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| June 2020 |
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Residents of San Francisco and Marin Counties began noticing an 'eerie' humming noise from the Golden Gate Bridge caused by the new wind-responsive railing slats.
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| June 6 2020 |
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Protestors occupied the Golden Gate Bridge as part of nationwide demonstrations against police brutality following George Floyd's murder.
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| 2019 |
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New flexible railing slats were installed on the west side of the Golden Gate Bridge to improve its aerodynamic wind tolerance, which unexpectedly produced wind 'songs' when wind passes through them.
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| March 2019 |
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The Golden Gate Transportation District approved a plan to implement 35-cent annual toll increases through 2023, with different increases for toll-by-plate program.
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| April 2017 |
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Installation of suicide prevention barriers began on the Golden Gate Bridge after years of debate and an estimated 2,000 deaths, aimed at reducing the bridge's history as the most used suicide site in the world.
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| April 7 2014 |
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Toll rates were increased: FasTrak users from $5 to $6, and license plate/one-time payment users from $6 to $7.
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| March 2013 |
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Toll taker positions were eliminated, transitioning to all-electronic tolling, resulting in 28 positions being cut.
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| 2012 |
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The Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center (originally called the 'Bridge Pavilion') was opened, timed to coincide with the bridge's 75th-anniversary celebration.
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