3. Not only did he build the GGB…
Burnside
Bridge
(1926)
Hoquiam
River
Bridge
(1928)
Lewis and Clark
Bridge (1930)
Skansen Bridge
(1918)
4. “Construction of the Span”
Proposal to San
Fransisco Board
of Advisors
August 25, 1919
Sketch 1921Santa Rosa Meeting
January 13, 1923
APPROVED!
5. Construction Begins!
January 23, 1929- Board of Supervisors
first meeting
-Strauss elected chief engineer
Taxes levied to support preliminary
engineering, legal work, etc.
January 5,
1933
6. CRISSY FIELD
Febuary 26, 1933 Ceremony @ Crissy Field
100,000
80 foot replica by engineering students
7. Safety First
Industry Norm: One man/Million dollars
EdwardW. Bullard / mining helmet/hard hat
Sand Blast Respirator Helmet
Special Precautions: glare-free goggles,
cream, diet
8. Bridge Statistics
1.7 miles long
Width 90 feet
Roadway between curbs: 62 feet
Weight of bridge: 887,000 tons
9. Fiesta Week
May 27- June 2, 1937
“At Last, the Mighty Task is Done”
Fiesta Queens
10. Bridge Lighting
Irving F. Morrow (size and dignity)
Low pressure sodium
vapor lamps (1937)
High pressure sodium
vapor lights (1987)
Original roadway light- 128, 90 watts
11. In Conclusion…
Tolls (as of 2008)
Suicides
Photography
Top 10 Construction Achievements of
the 20th century
1994- “Seven Wonders of the Modern
World”
