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Building the Golden Gate Bridge: 1933 - 1937
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The People Vote


In spite of the stock market crash of 1929 and rising unemployment, the voters in six Northern California counties approved a bond issue in 1930 to build the bridge.  The amount was $35 million. It was a vote of confidence in the future.

The counties were: Del Norte, Napa, Marin, Mendocino, San Francisco, and Sonoma. The six counties now form the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District.

Work on the bridge began on January 5, 1933. 

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