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How much did the Golden Gate Bridge cost – back then?
Nominal construction cost at completion (1937)
💡 Built in the 1930s – prices back then were tiny compared to today. A loaf of bread cost about 8 US cents.
Answer
€32M
€32,000,000 · Construction cost · 1937
Adjusted for inflation, that would be about three quarters of a billion US$ today. It was financed with bonds repaid through tolls.
US$35M nominal, converted at today's rate (not inflation-adjusted).
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