Spanning the Gate: A Golden Gate Bridge History

The story of the bridge they said could never be built

34 Milestones
150+ Years of history
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Kevin Hines

U.S. Air Force photo by David Grim / Public domain

Kevin Hines

Surviving the Golden Gate Bridge jump

  • Survived a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000 at the age of 19.
  • Turned his life around to become a powerful advocate for suicide prevention.
  • Has been featured in major media for his story and advocacy.

Kevin Hines is a courageous survivor of a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate Bridge who transformed his life into a mission of raising awareness and preventing suicide.

Milestones

  • The Net That Took 77 Years to Approve
    Legacy and the Barrier Era Cultural & Symbolic
    The Net That Took 77 Years to Approve

    In 2014, the Golden Gate Bridge board finally voted to install a suicide deterrent net, ending decades of agonizing debate over the bridge's deadliest legacy.

    2014
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