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Who Designed The Golden Gate Bridge ?
Although there were many proposals made to put up a bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County, it was James Wilkins, a former student of engineering, who shared his feelings with the world in a bulletin in San Francisco in 1916. |
However, the cost of building the bridge stood at $100 million, as estimated by the City Engineer of San Francisco. This led the authorities to ask in the open market if the construction would be possible at any price less the estimated cost.
Joseph Strauss, who was one of the engineers to offer consultancy, was selected. He had an experience of 400 drawbridges inland, but nothing as big as the one he was selected for! Strauss’ initial concepts included a huge cantilever being connected on both the sides of the strait and suspended by a central unit, which Strauss pitched at $17 million.
However, Strauss had to agree to change his designs and give due weight age to the inputs offered by many consulting experts on board.
Even as Strauss continued as the Chief Engineer of the project, he was held responsible for the designing and constructing of the bridge. However, his little experience in cable-suspended designs put majority of the engineering and architectural responsibilities on experts like Irving Morrow and Charles Alton Ellis in collaboration with the renowned bridge designer known as Leon Moisseiff. However, to promote himself more than his associates, Strauss downplayed their role in the building of this bridge. However, in May 2007, the Golden Gate Bridge District came up with a formal report that gave credit to Charles Ellis for the designing of this fantastic and marvelous bridge.
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