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The safety net beneath the bridge

Name: The safety net beneath the bridge
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T02:02:44.446Z
Duration: 29 s
Description: Beneath the dark underside of the bridge steelwork, a net of rope mesh stretches out over the depth, its squares running diagonally; the silhouette of a figure lies on it. A safety net was hung beneath the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge during construction; according to the story told at the time, it saved the lives of nineteen men.

Beneath the dark underside of the bridge steelwork, a net of rope mesh stretches out over the depth, its squares running diagonally; the silhouette of a figure lies on it. A safety net was hung beneath the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge during construction; according to the story told at the time, it saved the lives of nineteen men.

Period: c. 1936–1937
Credit: US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name: HFE003659
Length: 0' 29"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 25 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 641,964,228 bytes

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