09/01/1870 American structural engineer Joseph Strauss is born
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The Golden Gate Bridge ~ Joseph Strauss
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Building the Golden Gate Bridge | Documentary Film | 1930s
He revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. His greatest achievement was the Golden Gate Bridge. Strauss began his career as a draftsman. A few years later had become a principal assistant engineer. By 1904 he had his own Strauss Bascule Bridge Company which constructed hundreds of drawbridges around the U.S.