{"id":75,"date":"2023-03-31T16:48:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconic-america-staging.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2023-08-02T01:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:21:11","slug":"episode-8-the-golden-gate-bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/watch\/episode-8-the-golden-gate-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8: The Golden Gate Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax is-style-panel-hero\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-546 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/iconic-america-staging.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gate-bg.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-has-border has-text-color\" style=\"color:#8abf3d\">episode 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">The Golden Gate Bridge<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">The Golden Gate bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America\u2019s can-do spirit.&nbsp; Can America continue to execute bold and ambitious infrastructure projects in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h3 has-white-color has-text-color\">Episode 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-container embed-container-pbs\">\n<iframe style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;' id='partnerPlayer' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='100%' src='https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/EBxsy1C5XzNSlH9ho4qrtg==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false' allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-panel-columns\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-has-border\">Did You Know?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A Bridge Too Far<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iconic America | Did You Know: Golden Gate - A Bridge Too Far\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XnFh1bNykU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spotify Playlist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/4zYgrXkIU2UT1hqKY9ql2Z?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-panel-dark\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-has-border\">Can You Guess?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How much do you really know about your favorite icon? Sharpen your #2 pencil and get ready to test your talent for trivia. You may begin now.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<!-- Trivia Cards -->\n\t<section id=\"interactive\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\" id=\"card0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side front\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Octopus_verrucosus.jpg)\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>In which movie was the Golden Gate Bridge destroyed by a tentacled creature?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-front\" data-tar=\"card0\" aria-label=\"Flip Card to Learn More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnswer<i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mount_Vernon_Drive-In_Ad_-_6_July_1955_San_Bernardino_CA-640x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-wide-small size-featured-wide-small\" alt=\"Drive-in advertisement from 1955 featuring It Came from Beneath the Sea with companion feature, Creature with the Atom Brain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mount_Vernon_Drive-In_Ad_-_6_July_1955_San_Bernardino_CA-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mount_Vernon_Drive-In_Ad_-_6_July_1955_San_Bernardino_CA-1920x1200.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mount_Vernon_Drive-In_Ad_-_6_July_1955_San_Bernardino_CA-1280x800.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bridge was smothered by an octopus in<\/span><b> It Came from Beneath the Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this 1955 classic, a giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench and wreaks havoc on the whole North American Pacific Coast. Batten the hatches!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-back\" data-tar=\"card0\" aria-label=\"Flip Card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-up-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\" id=\"card1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side front\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/946248fea7a2161b4fbc754531f3bfc1.jpeg)\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What else was Joseph B. Strauss the Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge skilled as?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poet<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Magician<\/li>\n<li>Flutist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-front\" data-tar=\"card1\" aria-label=\"Flip Card to Learn More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnswer<i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/946248fea7a2161b4fbc754531f3bfc1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-featured-wide-small size-featured-wide-small\" alt=\"Joseph B. Strauss, engineer, San Francisco Public Library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/946248fea7a2161b4fbc754531f3bfc1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/946248fea7a2161b4fbc754531f3bfc1-300x227.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>a. A poet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strauss was also an accomplished poet. Here is a bit from his poem \u201cThe Mighty Task is Done,\u201d written upon completion of the building of the Bridge in May, 1937. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-back\" data-tar=\"card1\" aria-label=\"Flip Card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-up-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\" id=\"card2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side front\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1604569930QQf.jpg)\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What unlikely animal escaped on the Golden Gate Bridge?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>An ostrich<\/li>\n<li>A chimpanzee<\/li>\n<li>An iguana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-front\" data-tar=\"card2\" aria-label=\"Flip Card to Learn More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnswer<i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ostrich-1467099091ulI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-wide-small size-featured-wide-small\" alt=\"ostrich\" \/><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>a. An ostrich<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2005, a female ostrich smashed through the rear window of a van that was heading for a vegetable farm and wreaked havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge, stopping commuter traffic in both directions and sending dozens of tourists racing for their cameras.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-back\" data-tar=\"card2\" aria-label=\"Flip Card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-up-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\" id=\"card3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side front\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warren_Beatty_Photoplay_1961.jpg)\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Which now-famous celebrity once had a job helping to build the Lincoln Tunnel?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Robert Redford<\/li>\n<li>Warren Beatty<\/li>\n<li>Steve Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-front\" data-tar=\"card3\" aria-label=\"Flip Card to Learn More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnswer<i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warren_Beatty_Photoplay_1961-640x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-wide-small size-featured-wide-small\" alt=\"Warren Beatty 1961\" \/><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>b. Warren Beatty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a brief stint, Warren Beatty worked as a sandhog on the third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel in NYC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"flipper flipper-back\" data-tar=\"card3\" aria-label=\"Flip Card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-up-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Featured in This Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"The Golden Gate Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GoldenGate_2-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Golden Gate Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Desrae Ruiz\" class=\"wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desrae-Ruiz_1-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Desrae Ruiz <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Katherine Toy\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Katherine-Toy-_3-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katherine Toy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Paul Goldberg\" class=\"wp-image-949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Goldberg_1-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Pete Buttigieg and David Rubenstein\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg-and-David_1-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete Buttigieg and David Rubenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Pete Buttigieg\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pete-Buttigieg_1-jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption 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src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america-staging.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sally-Rosenthal-bio-225x300.webp\" alt=\"Sally Rosenthal\" class=\"wp-image-744\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sally-Rosenthal-bio-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sally-Rosenthal-bio-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sally-Rosenthal-bio-jpg.webp 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Sally Rosenthal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sally Rosenthal is an Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated documentary television producer and director, focusing primarily on American cultural history. She has produced five documentary series for PBS and three films for PBS&#8217;&nbsp;<em>American Masters<\/em>&nbsp;series, including her directorial debut&nbsp;<em>Mae West: Dirty Blonde<\/em>, which was the runner-up for the Library of Congress Lavine\/Ken Burns Prize for film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did You Know? A Bridge Too Far Spotify Playlist Can You Guess? How much do you really know about your favorite icon? Sharpen your #2 pencil and get ready to test your talent for trivia. You may begin now. Featured in This Episode Episode Producers Sally Rosenthal Sally Rosenthal is an Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated documentary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1215,"parent":49,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/feature.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Episode 8: The Golden Gate Bridge - Iconic America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Golden Gate bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America\u2019s can-do spirit.\u00a0 Can America continue to execute bold and ambitious infrastructure projects in the 21st century?\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/watch\/episode-8-the-golden-gate-bridge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Episode 8: The Golden Gate Bridge - 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