Facts:
- 152K tons of steel
- 1Mil cu yrds concrete
- 200,000 gal paint
- 8.25 miles long
- 70,815 miles of cable
- 185 ft above high water, piers 50-242 ft. deep
- cost: $77,200,000
From the Official Program available at the History dept. of the SF Public Library
Then there was the earthquake of 89.
for more see USGS Bay Bridge Earthquake Damage Photos