• Freeposity
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    2 months ago

    It’s the Golden Gate bridge because it’s the gateway to the Golden State(California).

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        2 months ago

        Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge

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          2 months ago

          Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge. Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge. Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge. Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge. Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate (since it is the only way for ships to get to the Golden State) therefore the bridge going over it is the Golden Gate Bridge.

          Only took a few seconds.

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            2 months ago

            Because the are the bridge covers is called the Golden Gate

            Too bad it’s nonsensical. Maybe a few more seconds would have resulted in more clarity. ;)

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      2 months ago

      And I’ve never understood why it’s called the gateway to California. A gate implies an entrance/exit point. I’ve never entered or left California through or under or over that bridge. Seriously who does??

      • Hildegard (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 months ago

        Its called the Golden Gate bridge, not because the bridge is the gate but, because it crosses over the waterway called the Golden Gate, the strait at the entrance of the San Francisco bay. Any ship traveling to or from any port in the bay must pass through the Golden gate to reach the ocean.

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        2 months ago

        The majority of people that came to San Francisco prior to the 1850s when the transcontinental railroad was finished. The bridge covers the entrance to the bay, so it is the “gate” for ships.

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        I’ve never entered or left California through or under or over that bridge. Seriously who does??

        The vast majority of people before modern infrastructure like airplanes and highways.

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        Seriously who does??

        The ships coming into the bay cross under the bridge.

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        They probably don’t mean the bride itself. the “Golden Gate” part refers to the waterway underneath the brigde, which used to be a very important entry/exit point for boats back before the bridge was built.