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Mass of Golden Gate bridge

Mass of Golden Gate bridge (805 million kg)

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Mass of Golden Gate bridge (805 million kg)

  • is 2000 x Mass of a Boeing 747-400 airliner (max takeoff weight) (397,000 kg)...more
  • is 4000 x Mass of the Statue of Liberty (201,400 kg)...more
  • is 4000 x Mass of Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, UK (200,000 kg)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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