Describing the structure as purely utilitarian and devoid of any inspirational characteristics, officials from the FBIs Counterterrorism Division launched an international media campaign Wednesday downplaying the symbolic value of the Golden Gate Bridge. When Americans look at the Golden Gate Bridge, they see some towers and cables and thats about itits certainly no more an embodiment of American values than any other piece of public infrastructure, FBI assistant director of public affairs Michael Kortan told reporters before drawing attention to the agencys Twitter account, which had released a series of tweets explaining that the bridge was not even that well-known outside the Bay Area and pretty much just postcard fodder. From an engineering standpoint, I guess its somewhat impressive, but by those criteria, all bridges and overpasses are fairly impressive. Its no London Tower Bridge, thats for sure. Kortan added that, given what an unsightly orange color the bridge is, getting rid of it would actually be warmly welcomed by all Americans. 