orm an ▁Long ' s ▁design . ▁ ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁bitter ▁argument , ▁with ▁D orm an ▁Long ▁maintain ing ▁that ▁instruct ing ▁other ▁people ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁design ▁in ▁a ▁document ▁not ▁subsequently ▁used ▁to ▁specify ▁the ▁final ▁construction ▁did ▁not ▁const itute ▁personal ▁design ▁input ▁on ▁Brad field ' s ▁part . ▁This ▁fr iction ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁contemporary ▁br ass ▁pla que ▁being ▁bol ted ▁very ▁tight ly ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gran ite ▁columns ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁makes ▁things ▁clear ▁▁ ▁The ▁official ▁ceremony ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁" turn ing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sod " ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁at ▁M ils ons ▁Point ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore ▁where ▁two ▁work sh ops ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁bridge ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁constructed . ▁ ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 4 6 9 ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore , ▁both ▁private ▁homes ▁and ▁commercial ▁operations , ▁were ▁demol ished ▁to ▁allow ▁construction ▁to ▁proceed , ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁compens ation ▁being ▁paid . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁itself ▁comm enced ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁approaches ▁and ▁approach ▁sp ans , ▁and ▁by ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁concrete ▁pi ers ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁approach ▁sp ans ▁were ▁in ▁place ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁har bour . ▁ ▁As ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁approaches ▁took ▁place , ▁work ▁was ▁also ▁started ▁on ▁prepar ing ▁the