The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and California.Since its completion,the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges.It still has the second longest suspension bridge main span in the United States,after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City.In 2007,it was ranked fifth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.