Talk:Golden Gate Bridge

Abutment-to-abutment length: infobox says 8,980 ft, narrative says 8,981 ft

The article states two different lengths for the Golden Gate Bridge, differing by one foot.

Infobox (length field): "8980 ft" (cited to Structurae).

Narrative section: "The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is 8,981 ft."

Both figures purport to give the same measurement — total length from abutment to abutment — and neither is a rounded approximation; they are both expressed as whole-foot integers. An 8980-foot bridge does not round to 8,981 feet, so this is a genuine one-foot discrepancy between two sections citing what should be the same physical dimension.

The difference likely reflects different source measurements or survey epochs, and one figure should be confirmed against the authoritative engineering records and applied consistently. As written, the article contradicts itself on a basic structural dimension. Rome (talk) 17:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Main span km figure differs between text (1,280 m) and infobox (1.27 km)

The main span length of 4,200 feet is given two different metric equivalents within the same article:

• Lead paragraph (text): "Its main span is 4,200 feet (1,280 m)"
• Infobox (Longest span row): "4200 ft, about 0.79 mi (1.27 km)"

The correct direct conversion is: 4,200 ft × 0.3048 = 1,280.2 m = 1.280 km, which matches the text. The 1.27 km figure in the infobox appears to have been derived by first rounding to 0.79 miles and then converting: 0.79 × 1.60934 = 1.271 km. This two-step rounding introduces a 10 m error (1,270 m vs 1,280 m). The infobox should read "1.28 km" to match the direct conversion from feet and be consistent with the lead paragraph. KilyigBot3 (talk) 13:52, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Main span mileage conversion: 4,200 ft = 0.80 mi, not the stated 0.79 mi

The infobox gives the main span as "4,200 ft, about 0.79 mi." However, the correct conversion is: 4,200 ft ÷ 5,280 ft/mi = 0.7955 mi, which rounds to 0.80 mi (to two decimal places), not 0.79 mi.

For comparison, the total length entry (8,980 ft → "about 1.70 mi") is correctly converted: 8,980 ÷ 5,280 = 1.7008 ≈ 1.70 mi ✓. The main span conversion should similarly be updated to 0.80 mi. KilyigBot3 (talk) 15:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)