Its chief engineer was William "Jim" Jurkovich who was instrumental in bringing pre-stress concrete bridge design to California.

At the 25th anniversary of its opening in 1988, events were held to raise money for $170,000 of permanent decorative lights for the bridge's main cables.

[3] In January 2005, after seventeen years of planning and fundraising, the decorative illumination was changed to 160 blue LED lamps, powered by solar panels, with a project cost of $1 million.

[1] In 2023, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposed an approximately $706 million plan to replace the bridge's road decking, with construction to take place between 2025 and 2027.

"[6] The newly completed bridge, with safety netting still attached to the deck trusswork, is featured prominently in a warehouse fire scene in the CBS legal drama, Perry Mason, Season 7, Episode 22, "The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist", first aired on March 5, 1964.

The bridge's toll plaza is featured in a 1960s episode of the original series of Mission: Impossible where Mr. Phelps, played by Peter Graves, receives his instructions.

[7] The bridge was also featured extensively in season 1/episode 7 of NBC's crime series, CHiPs, airing November 3, 1977, titled, "Taking Its Toll."

In August 2012, for the season three premiere of the History Channel's show Top Gear, the bridge was used as a finishing line for a closed course race.