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Mass of Golden Gate bridge

Mass of Golden Gate bridge (805 million kg)

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If Mass of Golden Gate bridge (805 million kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of a Boeing 747-400 airliner (max takeoff weight) (397,000 kg)...more would be 1/2000 of Mass of Golden Gate bridge
  • Mass of the Statue of Liberty (201,400 kg)...more would be 1/4000 of Mass of Golden Gate bridge
  • Mass of Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, UK (200,000 kg)...more would be 1/4000 of Mass of Golden Gate bridge

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