Synopsis

David Ogden Stiers aptly described the Golden Gate Bridge as a "graceful leap over an unprecedented space." Its construction posed engineers with a "magnificent" challenge: relentless wind, dense fog, and powerful currents. They met this challenge with such resounding success that historian Kevin Starr, the State Librarian of California, compares the bridge to the depth of "Hamlet" or the grandeur of a Beethoven symphony. This hour seamlessly blends technological achievement with artistic sensib