Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a bridge in San Francisco, California, built in the 1930s. It spans the Golden Gate, the border between the San Francisco Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The bridge is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the city.
During their visit to 1986 San Francisco, Admiral James T. Kirk and Spock rode a bus over the bridge. Upon their return from that year, their captured Klingon bird of prey HMS Bounty nearly crashed into the bridge. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
After they were thrown back in time to the year 2024, the sight of the bridge confirmed to Benjamin Sisko and Julian Bashir that they were in San Francisco. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
The Golden Gate is visible from Starfleet Academy (TNG: "The First Duty"), and is pictured on its logo.
The bridge was also visible from the office Admiral Leyton occupied before his attempted overthrow of Federation President Jaresh-Inyo. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")
The bridge was heavily damaged during a Breen attack on Earth in 2375, during the Dominion War. However, within a year the damage to the bridge, and the city, had been repaired. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil"; VOY: "Pathfinder")
In 2394 of an alternate timeline, the USS Voyager performed a "victory lap" over the bridge. (VOY: "Endgame")
[edit] Background
The Golden Gate Bridge has never been mentioned in dialog by name, but it is seen in virtually every establishing shot of San Francisco.
The only time that Star Trek actors have visited the real Golden Gate Bridge was during Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home when William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy rode across the bridge on a bus. The words "Golden Gate" are also spoken during the film, but in reference to Golden Gate Park.
