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An Earthquake Happened While the Golden Gate Bridge was being Constructed, and a Dozen Workers were Trapped on One of the Towers

The 1.7-mile-long Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco and Marin County, California, symbolizing the San Francisco Bay region. The suspension bridge was an engineering wonder when it was completed in 1937. It was the world’s largest suspension bridge. But did you know that an earthquake occurred during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge? An […]

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Joseph Strauss, the engineer of the golden Gate Bridge, mandated that a net be installed under the bridge for safety while being built. This was revolutionary at the time. The net caught 19 men who fell, saving all of them from a certain death.

Joseph Strauss (engineer) For other people with the same name, see Joseph Strauss (disambiguation). 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, a suspension bridge. Life, beginnings and death He was

Joseph Strauss, the engineer of the golden Gate Bridge, mandated that a net be installed under the bridge for safety while being built. This was revolutionary at the time. The net caught 19 men who fell, saving all of them from a certain death. Read More »