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1. Total length of bridge, exclusive of roads, up to west abutment | 3,833.6 feet |
| 2. Length of Suspension Bridge: Main Span | 1,207 feet |
| 2 side spans, each 430 feet 3 inches |
| Total | 2,067 feet |
| 3. Length of east approach | 1,511 feet |
| 4. Length of west approach, exclusive of roads | 255.0 feet |
| 5. Length of west approach roads: North arm | 2,215 feet |
| South arm | 2,950 feet |
| Total | 5,165 feet |
| 6. Clearance of bridge above mean low water: At center of main span | 205.0 feet |
| 7. Width of roadway between curbs | 194.0 feet |
| 8. Width of sidewalks | 40.0 feet |
| 9. Height of roadway at center of main span above mean low water | 213.3 feet |
| 10. Height of roadway at main towers above mean low water | 202.7 feet |
| 11. Height of top of concrete river piers above mean low water | 60.0 feet |
| 12. Height of main steel towers above concrete piers, to points of support of main cables | 289 feet |
| 13. Height of spires on tower tops | 50.0 feet |
| 14. Height of beacon lights on tops of spires above mean low water | 401.0 feet |
| 15. Height of beacon lights above roadway at main towers | 190 feet |
| 16. Number of main cables | 2 |
| 17. Diameter of main cables | 16 3/4 inches |
| 18. Each cable is composed of 91-1 1/2 inch diameter twisted strands |
| 19. Length of cable between end fastenings | 2,720 feet |
| 20. Maximum tension in one cable | 4,250 tons |
| 21. Breaking strength of cable | 12,750 tons |
| 22. Maximum load on one tower from both cables | 6,700 tons |
| 23. Maximum load on one main pier | 7,950 tons |
| 24. Depth of base of east main pier below mean low water | 50 feet |
| 25. Depth of base of west main pier below mean low water | 25 feet |
| 26. Weight of east anchorage | 29,000 tons
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| 27. Depth of tunnels for west anchorage | 80 feet |
| 28. Maximum pull of cables on each ancorage | 8,500 tons |
| 29. The highest concrete pier is the viaduct pier at the east end of the suspension bridge and is known as No. 10 |
| 30. Height of pier 10 above the ground | 150 feet |
| 31. Cubic yards of concrete in Pier 10. | 3,934 |
| 32. Weight of reinforcing steel in Pier 10 | 100 tons |
| 33. Total weight of Pier 10 | 7,968 tons |
| 34. Weight of one main steel tower | 1,250 tons |
| 35. Total weight of structural steel, railings and miscellaneous castings for entire bridge | 7630tons |
| 36. Total weight of cables, suspenders and cable bands | 1,410 tons |
| 37. Total number of cubic yards of concrete for all contracts | 70,000 |
CONSTRUCTION CHRONOLOGY
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| Work begun......................................................................................................... | September 3, 1929 |
| Pouring for main river piers completed................................................................... | April 8, 1930 |
| Main tower erection completed............................................................................. | September 1, 1930 |
| Cable and suspender rope erection completed....................................................... | January 2, 1931 |
| Suspended steel erection completed, floor stringers and side span trusses riveted.... | March 24, 1931 |
| Pouring of roadway slab completed....................................................................... | April 18, 1931 |
| Pouring of sidewalk slab completed....................................................................... | April 29, 1931 |
| Paving of west approach road completed.............................................................. | May 15, 1931 |
| Bridge dedicated and opened to traffic.................................................................. | June 13, 1931 |
| Total period of construction.................................................................................. | 21 1/2 months
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