The Golden Gate Bridge spans 1280 meters over the sea and opens the way to one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
Simple as its colour and its shape, the design must have been a challenge that no Design Book could guide you through... only a different approach could face the strength of the tides, the angry waves, the strongest winds and of course the always awaited earthquake.
Strauss, chief engineer, in 1937 accomplished the design of a Modern Civil Engineer Wonder inspirational through the ages.
San Francisco, August 2011 - Modern Civil Engineer Wonder, The Golden Gate Bridge [1937]
San Francisco, August 2011 - Modern Civil Engineer Wonder, The Golden Gate Bridge [1937]
