In 2023, while the stainless steel suicide-deterrent system was being installed, there were 14 confirmed suicides, according to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.
In the era of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction, workmen knew a grim rule of thumb: on average, one worker would be killed for every million dollars spent on a high-steel construction project.
In 1994, Richard Bulan watched a KRON news segment titled, "The Fate of the Golden Gate Bridge Steel" -- a story about the 6,557 feet of Golden Gate Bridge railing that was replaced due to weathering.
He asked Moisseiff to serve on a board of consultants to the Golden Gate Bridge ... suspension bridge he'd originally conceived. The suspension bridge would use less steel and be faster to ...