International Orange

They are stitched between 369 new struts, 50 feet apart, painted International Orange like the rest of the bridge.

If people want to do one thing—and it costs $1—to make themselves safer in earthquake country, put an international orange whistle on your keychain.

I spent the decade before I had kids making those memories: Arresting architecture observed in Park Güell, eclairs purchased from a pink boulangerie in Paris, a perfect bagel eaten on the grass in Central Park, vibrant lily pads viewed from Monet's red bridge, chilling sleet endured to witness the awe of Glacier National Park, white sangria sipped in an outdoor café in Lisbon, the "International Orange" of the Golden Gate Bridge on a fogless day.

Think traffic cones, Home Depot stores and the Golden Gate Bridge, which is painted International Orange.

In the end, builders settled on international orange for the color of the paint that covers the bridge today.