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the bridge was named not for its color, but for the underlying "Golden Gate Strait" that is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean
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[[Image:GoldenGateBridge02.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Golden Gate Bridge - more red than golden]]
 
[[Image:GoldenGateBridge02.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Golden Gate Bridge - more red than golden]]
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The '''Golden Gate Bridge''' is a suspension [[bridge]] that spans the bay between [[San Francisco]] and Marin County. A well-known landmark, the bridge was named after the "Golden Gate Strait," the entrance to the [[San Francisco Bay]] from the [[Pacific Ocean]].  
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The '''Golden Gate Bridge''' is a suspension [[bridge]] that spans the bay between [[San Francisco]] and Marin County. A well-known landmark, the bridge was named not for its color, but for the underlying "Golden Gate Strait" that is the entrance to the [[San Francisco Bay]] from the [[Pacific Ocean]].  
    
The bridge is considered one of the very few human structures that ''enhance'' the physical beauty of nature, and was ranked as the fifth most popular American design in a poll of Americans.<ref>http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings</ref>
 
The bridge is considered one of the very few human structures that ''enhance'' the physical beauty of nature, and was ranked as the fifth most popular American design in a poll of Americans.<ref>http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings</ref>
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