Foggy view from Battery East Trail overlook point towards cars parked Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
A Fort Point information board reads: 'Fort Point is the only brick fort on the West Coast of the United States. Built by the United States Army between 1853 and 1861, it defended the San Francisco harbor against invasion by foreign powers. This fort is a classic example of early 19th century coastal fortifications. The Civil War broke out shortly after the fort's completion. Advances in technology during the war, such as rifled artillery and iron-clad ships, made it less effective as a defense. Still, it defended the harbor another thirty years before the fort's cannons were removed in the 1890s ... In 1970 Congress made Fort Point a National Historic Site, part of the National Park System.' Three tiers of casemates (vaulted rooms housing cannons) rise above the parade ground. There was also a roof-top barbette tier, with additional guns and a sod covering to absorb the impact of enemy cannon fire. The building of the Golden Gate Bridge (1933-1937) threatened the fort with demolition, but the bridge engineers decided to incorporate it into the bridge design by building a large steel arch over it (as seen). The Golden Gate Bridge, with Art Deco elements in its design, was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964. Coastal advection fog is common in the Bay area in summer. Warm land air coming into contact with the cool waters of the Bay and offshore ocean is cooled to its dewpoint. The fog is evershifting. Irving Morrow, the bridge architect, thought up the International Orange sealant paint of the bridge as the best colour to stand out in fog. A view from the Overlook Point on the Battery East Trail, near the Toll Plaza, towards Fort Point and the bridge crossing the Golden Gate Straits towards Marin County.
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Location: Fort Point Overlook, Battery East Trail, near Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza, San Francisco, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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