Education in Australia. 1  The percentage of people employed in Australia with a bachelor's degree or higher qualification: 29%. 2  The percentage of people employed in Australia with a cert III or higher VET qualification: 31%.
The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest span in the world from its completion in 1937 until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York in 1964. Today, it still has the ninth-longest suspension span in the world. 1  A few Golden Gate Bridge facts to illustrate its size: 2  Total length: Including approaches, 1.7 miles (8,981 feet or 2,737 m) 3  Middle span: 4,200 feet (1,966 m). 4  Width: 90 feet (27 m) 5  Clearance above the high water (average): 220 feet (67 m) more information...
Completed in 1998, the record-setting central span 213 feet above the sea makes up over half its total 12,831-foot length; by comparison, the Golden Gateâs central span is only 4,200 feet. For an up-close-and-personal (and gut-dropping) view, bridge tours take visitors to the top of one of the towers.