Law Practice
Jul. 27, 2021
The Golden Gate Bridge: a legal history
San Francisco teems with icons: Alcatraz, cable cars, the Transamerica Pyramid. The greatest is the Golden Gate Bridge, an engineering and aesthetic marvel.
John S. Caragozian
Email: caragozian@gmail.com
John is a Los Angeles-based lawyer and sits on the Board of the California Supreme Court Historical Society. He welcomes ideas for future monthly columns on California's legal history at caragozian@gmail.com.
San Francisco teems with icons: Alcatraz, cable cars, the Transamerica Pyramid. The greatest is the Golden Gate Bridge, an engineering and aesthetic marvel.
A railroad bridge across the Golden Gate was first suggested in 1872 by Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" founders of the company that had built the western portion of the transcontinental railroad. The railroad ended up with a different route ...
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