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where is the golden gate bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is in California, USA, spanning the Golden Gate strait between the city of San Francisco and Marin County to the north.

Exact location

  • The bridge crosses the Golden Gate, the narrow strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean on the U.S. west coast.
  • It links northern San Francisco (at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula) to Marin County, carrying U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1.

If you’re visiting

  • You’ll find it just northwest of downtown San Francisco, reachable via US‑101 north from the city or south from Marin County towns like Sausalito.
  • The span is about one mile long, with pedestrian walkways and viewpoints on both the San Francisco side (near Golden Gate National Recreation Area) and the Marin Headlands side.

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