San Francisco’s Suicide Barrier

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An American landmark began getting uglier last week, as construction began on a giant suicide net for the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Golden Gate Bridge is an icon of industrial beauty. It’s a tremendous engineering accomplishment—long the longest suspension bridge in the world, and 220 feet above the water at high tide. Frequently, people who want to kill themselves jump off it.

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