Motorists driving south across the famed Golden Gate Bridge could have to shell out more than $12 a trip under a new proposal from the transit agency responsible for tolls.

Golden Gate Bridge tolls are set increase 50 cents on Tuesday, bringing the cost for most drivers to about $10.

Golden Gate Bridge officials will consider four options for another five-year round of toll increases that would break the $10 mark for all drivers as the agency faces financial struggles.

From the moment it graced the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge has stood as an emblem of engineering marvel ...

Nearly the entirety of the Golden Gate Bridge now has a "suicide deterrent system" of a stainless-steel net on its side. The net is 20 feet below the sidewalk.

A U.S. Coast Guard ship heads out to sea under the Golden Gate Bridge and the span's new suicide barrier on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) ...

The toll increase plan for the Golden Gate Bridge will raise about $100 million over five years. Price increases for the bridge are annual, with the most recent one happening on July 1, 2022. Jun ...

A suicide deterrent net is seen below the roadway on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. The barrier at the bridge is near completion more than a decade after ...

Over the last 20 years, on average, there have been 30 confirmed suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge annually. In 2023, when the net was under construction, there were 14 confirmed suicides and in ...