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Brandon Katcher
Perspective from the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge
Chris Young
The Golden Gate Bridge spans 1.7 miles and connects the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County.
Chris Young
Approaching one of two 746-foot towers that suspend 15,300 feet of main cable.
Chris Young
The same tower disappears into the fog, a frequent occurrence.
Chris Young
The Fort Point military fortification below the Golden Gate Bridge.
Chris Young
Approximately 600,000 steel rivets hold each tower together.
Chris Young
A freighter heading east into the San Francisco Bay.
Chris Young
Tourists, cyclists, and joggers fill the bridge's east sidewalk.
Chris Young
A view of the Presidio of San Francisco.
Chris Young
The main cable that suspends the bridge is more than 36 inches in diameter.
Chris Young
In the distance, from left to right: Alcatraz Island, Treasure Island, Bay Bridge, San Francisco city skyline.
Chris Young
Fog bottlenecks at the Golden Gate entrance to the bay, but the city remains sunny and clear.
Chris Young
Fog shrouds the bridge, yet from below you can still see clear to the other side.
Chris Young
Finished in 1861, the thick brick walls of Fort Point sit directly below the bridge's south viaduct.
Chris Young
Corroded chain links along Marine Drive near Fort Point.
Chris Young
Peering down at Fort Point from the first section of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Chris Young
Fort Point in the foreground and the Golden Gate Bridge Pavilion and toll booths just below the fog line.
Aron Bosworth
Larger west swells wrap in under the Golden Gate serving up waves at Fort Point.
Aron Bosworth
Boogie boarder dropping in at Fort Point.
Chris Young
Looking east over the Horseshoe Cove marina with Angel Island on the right.
Chris Young
The Art Deco elements of architect Irving Morrow's aesthetic literally glow in the fog at night.
Chris Young
Socked in with fog as night falls.

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