Joseph Strauss bridge plans, 1905-1935
- Physical description
- 96 rolls (circa 4,500 drawings)
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Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Strauss, Joseph B. (Joseph Baermann), 1870-1938.
Contents/Summary
- Finding aid
- Finding aid available online
- Summary
- ["Original bridge plans and construction drafts. Four different bridge types are represented: Strauss direct lift bridge, Strauss trunnion draw span, Strauss trunnion bascule bridge, and Strauss vertical lift bridge."]
Subjects
- Subject
- Strauss, Joseph B. (Joseph Baermann), 1870-1938.
- Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission.
- Burnside Bridge (Portland, Or.)
- Bridges > China.
- Bridges > Cuba.
- Bridges > Denmark.
- Bridges > Dominican Republic.
- Bridges > Egypt.
- Bridges > India.
- Bridges > Ireland.
- Bridges > Japan.
- Bridges > Mexico.
- Bridges > Soviet Union.
- Bridges > United States.
Bibliographic information
- Earliest date
- 1905
- Latest date
- 1935
- Access
- Open for research. Note that material is stored off-site and must be requested at least 96 hours in advance of intended use.
- Source
- Transfer from the School of Engineering, 1966.
- Note
- Joseph Baermann Strauss (1870-1938) was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Cumulative index or finding aid
- Finding aid available online.
