<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Golden Gate Bridge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marshall 's Beach in the Presidio of San Francisco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 37 ° 49 ′ 11 '' N 122 ° 28 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.81972 ° N 122.47861 ° W ﻿ / 37.81972 ; - 122.47861 Coordinates : 37 ° 49 ′ 11 '' N 122 ° 28 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.81972 ° N 122.47861 ° W ﻿ / 37.81972 ; - 122.47861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Carries </Th> <Td> 6 lanes of US 101 / SR 1 ( see below ) , pedestrians and bicycles . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crosses </Th> <Td> Golden Gate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> San Francisco , California and Marin County , California , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official name </Th> <Td> Golden Gate Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maintained by </Th> <Td> Golden Gate Bridge , Highway and Transportation District </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Art Deco , Suspension , truss arch & truss causeways </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Material </Th> <Td> Steel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total length </Th> <Td> 8,981 ft ( 2,737.4 m ) , about 1.7 mi ( 2.7 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 90 ft ( 27.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 746 ft ( 227.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longest span </Th> <Td> 4,200 ft ( 1,280.2 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clearance above </Th> <Td> 14 ft ( 4.3 m ) at toll gates , Trucks can not pass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clearance below </Th> <Td> 220 ft ( 67.1 m ) at high tide </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Irving Morrow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engineering design by </Th> <Td> Joseph Strauss , and Charles Ellis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction start </Th> <Td> January 5 , 1933 ( 1933 - 01 - 05 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction end </Th> <Td> April 19 , 1937 ( 1937 - 04 - 20 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> May 27 , 1937 ; 80 years ago ( 1937 - 05 - 27 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daily traffic </Th> <Td> 110,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Toll </Th> <Td> Cars ( southbound only ) $7.50 ( Pay by plate ) , $6.50 ( FasTrak ) , $4.50 ( carpools during peak hours , FasTrak only ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> California Historical Landmark </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> June 18 , 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> San Francisco Designated Landmark </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> May 21 , 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference no . </Th> <Td> 222 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Golden Gate Bridge Bridges in the San Francisco Bay </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how long is the famous suspension bridge in san francisco and what is it called
8,981 ft ( 2,737.4 m ) , about 1.7 mi ( 2.7 km )