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San Francisco
The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 14th most populous city in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 764,976. One of the most densely populated major American cities, San Francisco is part of the much larger San Francisco Bay Area, which is home to approximately 7.2 million people. The city is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, with the Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, and the Golden Gate to the north.

In 1776, the Spanish settled the tip of the peninsula, establishing a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush in 1848 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt.

San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination renowned for its steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture, and famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the cable cars, Coit Tower, and Chinatown. The city is also known for its diverse, cosmopolitan population, including large and long-established Asian American and LGBT communities. While the climate includes chilly summer fog, the winters are mild. More info
 
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge Facts - Size
The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest span in the world from its completion until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York in 1964. Today, it still has the seventh-longest main span in the world. A few Golden Gate Bridge facts to illustrate its size:
  • Total length: Including approaches, 1.7 miles (8,981 feet or 2,737 m).
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    Middle span: 4,200 feet (1,966 m).
  • Width: 90 feet (27 m).
  • Clearance above the high water (average): 220 feet (67 m).
  • Total weight when built: 894,500 tons (811,500,000 kg).
  • Total weight today: 887,000 tons (804,700,000 kg). Weight reduced because of new decking material.
  • Towers:
  • 746 feet (227 m) above the water.
  • 500 feet (152 m) above the roadway.
  • Each leg is 33 x 54 feet (10 x 16 m).
  • Towers weigh 44,000 tons each (40,200,000 kg).
  • There are about 600,000 rivets in EACH tower.

 
 
Mystical San Francisco
Photo Galleries - A full eclipse of the moon, like an evil pumpkin, tops San Francisco Transamerica Pyramid Wednesday evening 10/27. The partial phase of the eclipse started 6:14 p.m., just as the full moon is rising from the east bay hills. Totality began at 7:23 p.m., when the moon, blood- red was tucked completely within Earth's shadow. The next total eclipse in the Bay Area can be viewed in the wee hours of the night August 28, 2007. 10/27/04 San Francisco CA -- Frederic Larson, San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
Featured Collection: The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge which turned 70 in May, 2007, may technically be a senior citizen but it is by no means ready for retirement. Along with the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the U.S. Capitol, it has become one of a handful of American symbols that are instantly recognizable around the world. For those of us lucky enough to live within sight of it, who observe it in every season, weather and light, it remains endlessly compelling.