One teenager was killed near the base of the bridge and three other people were wounded, according to police reports.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Madeleine gets wet at Fort Point, at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Scotty plunges into the bay to save her.

BBC: For the birds: Hitchcock��s California

In addition to the gun salute from the Royal Citadel, a lone piper played on the bridge as HMS Montrose entered the naval base.

BBC: HMS Montrose returns after south Atlantic deployment

From the base, the vector of the bridge is up, aspiring to height like the mighty trunk of a sequoia.

WSJ: A Concrete Ribbon Through the Clouds | Millau Viaduct | Masterpiece by Joseph Giovannini