Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the premier attractions in San Francisco and is only a short drive from Pacifica. The famous Golden Gate Bridge is a single span suspension bridge that measures 4,200 feet from tower to tower. Until 1964 it was the longest single- span suspension bridge in the world. Although San Francisco Bay averages about 40 feet deep, the depth under the Golden Gate Bridge is as much as 360 feet.

The Pacifica Visitor Center can provide you with easy and scenic driving instructions that by-pass the busy city streets of San Francisco, take you along the Pacific Ocean and past the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Our driving tour will take you over the Golden Gate Bridge and to the Marin Headlands lookout, where you will experience the most spectacular views of the Bridge, Alcatraz, and the entire city of San Francisco. Just one mile beyond the Golden Gate Bridge is the breathtaking Point Bonita Lighthouse. North of the bridge are the artist communities of Tiburon and Sausalito. Just a few miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge is the San Andreas Fault, which runs out to sea for a short distance between Pacifica and the Point Reyes National Seashore.