This 1935 photograph shows workers and the catwalks being built above the Golden Gate Strait, before the bridge’s main cables were spun. The Golden Gate Bridge district records construction starting January 5, 1933, catwalk work in August–September 1935, and eleven worker deaths during construction. The bridge opened to pedestrians on May 27, 1937. Read the district’s construction history. The photograph’s original rights and precise date/credit are not documented in the post; review before an index flip.

Workers on Golden Gate Bridge catwalks during bridge construction, circa 1935Save