For decades, the Golden Gate Bridge averaged a suicide every week or two. In the second half of 2025, there wasn't a single ...
After the nets were finished, the Golden Gate recorded no suicides in late 2025 — a striking drop from decades past.
The Golden Gate bridge has a suicide prevention net along the full length of the 1.7-mile span. And it appears to be working, ...
We hear of failures of government so often, that we rarely speak of provable successes. This bridge, an international icon ...
For decades, there had been an average of 30 each year. With a new deterrent in place, there were none in the second half of 2025.
The idea first emerged in the 1970s, was approved in 2014, and finalized in 2023. Suicide barriers on the Golden Gate Bridge ...
In 2024, a marine-grade, stainless-steel net was installed under the bridge to prevent suicides. This was after public debate for decades over whether there should be any kind of physical suicide ...