Is the Golden Gate Bridge painted from end to end each year?
A mock-up of the utilitarian color scheme that the U.S. Navy originally proposed for the Golden Gate Bridge , contrasted against the more aesthetically minded coloring , which ultimately won out.
Local lore told of paint crews beginning at one end of the bridge to gradually paint to the other, and once complete, starting all over again in an almost Sisyphus-like undertaking. Mixon and his team are currently focused on repainting the south approach section, an ongoing project that began some three years ago.Courtesy of Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District & GettyCourtesy Of Golden Gate Bridge, Highway And Transportation District"I get into a rhythm with the gun that I'm spraying with and I just go to town on it," Xavier Porchia says.A series of images showing structural steep painter Xavier Porchia mixing and applying paint.
According to John van der Zee, a bridge historian and the author of “The Gate: The True Story of the Design and Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge,” Morrow was in the perfect position to lobby for an illustrious design.
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