The Brooklyn Bride and the Golden Gate Bridge have been iconic since the moment they were built. Both of these bridges have stood the test of time, without having to be completely renovated. In the photographs on Flickr, the Golden Gate Bridge is photographed at a distance, where you are able to admire it’s color and length. The Brooklyn Bridge on the other hand has many different up close and personal pictures. We are able to see the bridge up close, they make for pretty remarkable pictures with all of the different cables crossing overhead. Also the pictures of the Golden Gate Bride, we are never really looking at the cities they are connecting, we can only just see the ocean in the background. With the Brooklyn Bridge, the bridge appears to be the centerpiece connecting the two important cities.

Since the Brooklyn Bridge was built first and about 50 years earlier than the Golden Gate Bridge, it wasn’t as scientifically advanced. The Golden Gate bridge is able to sway slightly in the wind, and hold much more weight at the middle causing it to flex. Another example of how science had influenced the construction, was the safety netting. Joseph Strauss invented safety netting to catch the men if they fell while working on the bridge. Of the eleven that died while working on the bridge, ten of them died when they got too close to use the safety nets. Science has played a huge role in the development of both bridges.

I think that since both bridges haven’t completely been renovated, it shows that both of the cities value the structures. The city of San Francisco wasn’t connected to the mainland and had a population growth less than the national average, but I assume it skyrocketed with the completion of the bridge, bringing much more wealth along with it. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed during a time when ferry travel was dangerous and through treacherous water. I believe both cities want to honor the hard work that all designers and engineers have put into both bridges, it would be a shame for them to dismiss such hard work and accomplishment.