Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicle traffic on the 28th of May 1937 after Franklin D Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington DC. The opening celebration lasted one week allowing 200,000 people to cross on foot or roller skates before vehicles were permitted.
Irving Morrow selected the International Orange color after winning out over black and yellow stripes suggested by the Navy. The bridge towers feature Art Deco elements designed by Morrow including tower decorations and streetlights.
Eleven workers died in falls including ten who fell when a scaffold broke through the net on the 17th of February 1937. Nineteen men survived falls thanks to movable safety nets beneath workers forming the Half Way to Hell Club.
Current passenger car toll stands at $10.00 while FasTrak users pay $9.75 as of January 2024. Initial toll was 50 cents per car when the bridge opened in May 1937 and rates have changed multiple times since then.
Construction first estimated four years costing over $200 million completed January 2024 exceeding budget by $17 million. Implementation of suicide prevention barriers began April 2017 after estimated more than 2,000 deaths occurred previously.