Abstract
A Tale of two Bridges: Comparative Suicide Incidence on the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges
Seiden R H~~Spence M
The Golden Gate Bridge is currently the number 1 suicide site in the world. In contrast, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which was completed 6 months earlier, is located less than 6 miles away, & is the same height, has had substantially fewer suicides. The purpose of this study is to describe & analyze the differential suicide patterns at these 2 structures.