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Since it first opened after four years of construction in 1937 at a cost of $27 million£¬the Golden Gate Bridge has made its appearance in films and poetry£®

CNN Travel spent a day climbing into and ground the bridge£¬learning these secrets from the people who know and love it best.

Why is it called the Golden Gate Bridge?It’s not golden£®

“The Golden Gate Bridge gets its name because it spans what is called the Golden Gate Strait£¬”said Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz£¬spokesman for the Golden Gate Bridge£¬Highway and Transportation District£¬which operates the bridge£®It’s a three-mile-long and one-mile-wide body of water that connects the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay£®

What color is the bridge?It looks red£®

“It’s not red£¬although you’re not crazy to think so£®Visitors all call it red£¬”said Russell£®“Back in the day£¬the US Navy£¬then part of the War Department£¬oversaw the waterways and wanted to paint this bridge black and yellow for high visibility£¬”said fellow painter Jarrod Bauer£®“They ended up mixing paint to create the color International Orange£¬which is similar to the color of red lead£¬”he said£®

Does the bridge get entirely painted every year?

No£¬and it doesn’t need to be£®It’s true that the top coat has been fully repainted over time with new and environmentally-improved International Orange top coats£®

Who performs bridge rescues?

McVeigh and his fellow ironworkers£¬the so—called“Cowboys of the Sky”£¬have that responsibility£®McVeigh has lost count of how many troubled souls he’s been called to rescue over the past 17 years£®

In September in 2018£¬the bridge started constructing a suicide(×Ôɱ)prevention system£¬also known as the safety net£¬to keep people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge£®It’s expected to be completed in 2021£®

1£®What’s the true color of the Golden Gate Bridge?

A£®Red£®                        B£®Red lead£®

C£®Black and yellow£®               D£®International Orange£®

2£®Who can probably be called a hero on the Golden Gate Bridge?

A£®McVeigh£®                    B£®Jarrod Bauer£®

C£®Russell£®                        D£®Paolo£®

3£®What can we know about the Golden Gate Bridge?

A£®It is safer now because of the safety net£®

B£®It got its name because of its color£®

C£®It took much time and money to be built£®

D£®It needs to be repainted once a year£®