Fort Point: 'The Bridge Within The Bridge', #2

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Fort Point: 'The Bridge Within The Bridge', #2
Fort Point: 'The Bridge Within The Bridge', #2

Often called "The Pride of the Pacific" Fort Point, built at the narrows of the Golden Gate in San Francisco Bay, has stood guard for more than 150 years. Before construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began, though, Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss (1870-1938) toured the old and empty Civil War fort and changed his mind – and also his design. In his view, he wrote, "it should be preserved and restored as a national monument…” Consequently, he designed a steel arch in the southern anchorage to span the old fort. The special arch (often called "the bridge within the bridge") can be seen in this photograph just above the fort. Fort Point would be overshadowed by the new bridge, but it would be preserved. Fort Point became a National Historic Site in 1970.

The lighthouse, no longer in use, is the last of three that have stood here at Fort Point. The lighthouse was placed on a metal tower capping one of the fort's circular stairways. At 106 ft. above sea level, the light could be seen by sailors along the entire horizon. The last keeper locked the door to the lighthouse on September 1, 1934, when the rising Golden Gate Bridge blocked the light and muffled the sound of the fog signal. The lighthouse was soon replaced with an automated light and fog signal installed on the south bridge pier.

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Taken on: January 12, 2024
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