Located in San Francisco, California, USA, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world famous bridges and a miracle of modern bridge engineering. The bridge is situated on the 1900-meter-long Golden Gate Strait in San Francisco, California, and connects the city of San Francisco with Marin County. It was built in January 1933 and opened to traffic in May 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge was designed by Bridge Engineer Joseph Struss (1870-1938). There is a statue at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge, which was built in memory of him after his death in 1938.