page_title: Joseph Strauss (engineer)
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Strauss (engineer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Joseph Strauss (chief designer of the Golden Gate Bridge) Memorial, San Francisco, California. Artist: Frederick William Schweigardt (1885–1948) A plaque on the base of the statue reads: 1870 JOSEPH B. STRAUSS 1938 "THE MAN WHO BUILT THE BRIDGE" HERE AT THE GOLDEN GATE IS THE ETERNAL RAINBOW THAT HE CONCEIVED AND SET TO FORM A PROMISE INDEED THAT THE RACE OF MAN SHALL ENDURE UNTO THE AGES. CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 1929 - 1937 Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number CA000982
context_page_description: Joseph Baermann Strauss 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: The Joseph Strauss Memorial, in San Francisco
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