Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public on the 27th of May 1937. The celebration began at 6:00 a.m. and lasted for one week, and the day before vehicles were allowed, 200,000 people crossed on foot or on roller skates.
Joseph Strauss served as chief engineer, but much of the work fell to others. Leon Moisseiff conceived the suspension design, Charles Alton Ellis did the principal engineering and structural calculations, and Irving Morrow designed the towers, lighting, Art Deco elements, and the International Orange color. In May 2007 the bridge district gave Ellis major credit for the design.
The Golden Gate Bridge has a main span of 4,200 feet and a total height of 746 feet. From abutment to abutment the total length is 8,981 feet, and it was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 and the tallest until 1998.
The Golden Gate Bridge is painted an orange vermilion called International Orange, chosen by consulting architect Irving Morrow because it complements the natural surroundings and enhances visibility in fog. He chose it over other options, including a US Navy suggestion of black and yellow stripes.
Eleven men were killed in falls during construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ten died on the 17th of February 1937, when a scaffold secured by undersized bolts fell through the safety net. A movable safety net saved nineteen others, who formed the Half Way to Hell Club.
The Golden Gate Bridge began humming in June 2020 after more flexible railing slats were installed on the west side starting in 2019 to raise wind tolerance to 100 mph. Wind through the slats produces tones matching the notes F4, G4, A4, and B4. The district approved a $450,000 fix of 12,000 U-shaped rubber-damped clips on the 16th of December 2021.
The Golden Gate Bridge suicide nets have widely been considered successful. By the 21st of November 2024, deaths by suicide for the year had fallen to eight, down from an average of 33.5, and thwarted attempts through October dropped from an annual average of 200 to 106. Installation finished in January 2024, exceeding budget by $17 million.