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Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870 – May 16, 1938) was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
- University of Cincinnati
- May 16, 1938 (aged 68), Los Angeles, California, US
- January 9, 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
May 12, 2024 · Died: May 16, 1938, Los Angeles, California (aged 68) Joseph B. Strauss (born January 9, 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died May 16, 1938, Los Angeles, California) was an American civil engineer and builder of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1892, Strauss served a short apprenticeship ...
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Joseph B. Strauss led the way as Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was assisted by a talented team of professionals that created the final design of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The contribution of each, as individuals and as a team, led to the development of one of the premier suspension spans of our time.
' Golden Gate Bridge | Article. Joseph Strauss. Joseph Baermann Strauss was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, just ten years after the Civil War. Raised in an artistic family, Joseph loved poetry...
- American Experience
In 1921, engineer Joseph B. Strauss submitted a design for a bridge that would cross the Golden Gate Strait — a hybrid bridge with a suspension span supported at each end by cantilever trusses. By 1929, consulting engineers Leon S. Moisseiff and O.H. Ammann had persuaded Strauss to accept the more graceful all-suspension bridge design that we ...
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Joseph B. Strauss, Golden Gate Bridge Engineer. Joseph Strauss (1870-1938) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an artistic family of German origin, having a mother who was a pianist and a father, Raphael Strauss, who was a writer and painter. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1892.
After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1892, Joseph Strauss (STRUCTURE, October 2012) became a draftsman for the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company at Trenton, NJ. At the end of the year, Joseph went to the Lassig Bridge and Iron Company of Chicago for two years, working as a detailer, inspector, estimator, and designer.
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