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Detailed explanation-1: -Acclaimed as one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, there are many different elements to the Golden Gate Bridge that make it unique. With its tremendous towers, sweeping cables, and great span, the Bridge is a sensory beauty and engineering wonder featuring color, sound and light.

Detailed explanation-2: -The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California-the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula-to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. It also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and is designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sausalito is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge and before the bridges building was the main transit terminal for rail, car and ferry traffic. During World War II the city developed as a major shipbuilding center although the industrial character of Sausalito lasted only until the end of the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1.7-mile-long Golden Gate Bridge, an icon of the San Francisco Bay region, connects the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California. At its completion in 1937, the suspension bridge was considered an engineering marvel-the longest main suspension bridge span in the world.