Deer crosses Golden Gate Bridge

A deer joined the morning commute into San Francisco on Tuesday, bounding onto the Golden Gate Bridge and loping across the entire span as bridge officials and motorists watched in amazement.

It was the first time anybody can remember that a deer, or any other animal, for that matter, has made it from one side of the famous bridge to the other in one piece.

It took the deer less than 10 minutes to commute from Marin County to San Francisco, where the animal zipped through the FasTrak lane at the toll plaza, took the 19th Avenue exit and then disappeared into the Presidio.

"When I first saw the deer, I thought, 'Maybe it's a dog' -- then I said, 'Oh my gosh, that really is a deer,' " said Amorette Ko, the executive assistant to the general manager for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which has offices at the toll plaza.

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Since the animal was not wearing a transponder, Currie said, "It came through as a toll violation."

However, she noted, "We will be waiving that violation."

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/05/19/BAGV06NT0D15.DTL

Random acts of kindness, you know.

I'm glad he/she made it safe and sound :thumbsup:

Wow, cool, but scary! I'm glad she made it okay.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

lol

helping her across the bridge! I saw the footage this morning.

We are such suckers for animals out here. :)