Why isn't the Golden Gate Bridge painted gold?
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0.000 HBDWhy isn't the Golden Gate Bridge painted gold?
The Golden Gate Bridge- located here in beautiful California and opened in 1937, this bridge sees a lot of cars. And when I say a lot, I mean over 100,000 vehicles PER DAY: https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7296/10974372985_e6c38e7253_b.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/13787013@N00/10974372985 But the REAL question arose from always awesome Steemian: @ironshield  @goldmatters just did a post on the Golden Bridge in Vietnam and that's painted gold. So why not the GOLDEN Gate Bridge? https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeBiHvXDrKamLNNyfxee2kiHua2D8z1tAMk7dbYzj6E5K/47907A1E-505E-417D-BA09-DBB757577080.jpeg https://steemit.com/travel/@goldmatters/golden-bridge-mene Even @goldmatters doesn't understand:  After 0 peer pressure and volunteering to do a post on this...  I immediately started my research. The Golden Gate Bridge appears to be painted a red-orange color, but the technical term for its color is "International Orange." Which in swatch form looks something like this: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0743/3339/products/R11-International-Orange.gif?v=1430389496 https://varietypaints.com.au/products/r11-international-orange-aus-std-custom-spray-paint According to the architect who chose this color, International Orange "blends well with the span's natural setting as it is a warm color consistent with the warm colors of the land masses in the setting as distinct from the cool colors of the sky and sea." I mean, I guess that does look kind of nice... https://applicature.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Golden-Gate-Bridge-1.jpg https://applicature.com/blog/applicature-silicon-valley-welcomes-mykyta-safronenko-in-project-management-role This color also makes it easier for passing ships to see. In fact, the U.S. Navy wanted to change it to this to make it even EASIER to see: https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Qd-yZkhj--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1242210282078760293.jpg https://gizmodo.com/the-golden-gate-bridge-almost-ended-up-with-a-bumble-be-1702822993 I think that's pretty cool because then half of it would be covered in gold! The Golden Gate Bridge also isn't painted gold because it's a reference to the Golden Gate Strait- not the actual precious metal: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Wpdms_usgs_photo_golden_gate.jpg/250px-Wpdms_usgs_photo_golden_gate.jpg Army Captain John Fremont named it "Chrysopylae" around 1846, which is the Greek word for "Golden Gate." It's generally thought that the name stems from a harbor in Istanbul named "Chrysoceras' (meaning Golden Horn) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca7LaKhUUAAfgYD.jpg https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chrysoceras?src=hash So was the Golden Gate Bridge directly named after gold? No. Was it named after something with the word "golden" in it? YES!!! Therefore, it should 100% without a doubt look like this :) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Golden_Gate_Bridge_bei_Nacht.JPG Information sourced from http://goldengate.org/