A suicide prevention net at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has finally been completed, officials say.
Around 2,000 people are known to have jumped to their deaths from the bridge since it opened in 1937 in the US city.
For decades, families who lost loved ones to suicide at the bridge have called for a solution.
The suicide deterrent system, also known as the net, has been installed around approximately 95% of the 1.7-mile (2.7 km) bridge.
"The purpose of the net is to reduce the number of deaths associated with individuals jumping off the Bridge," the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District said in a statement.
"The net is a proven design that deters people from jumping, serves as a symbol of care and hope to despondent individuals, and, if necessary, offers people a second chance."
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