Background
Strauss, Joseph Baermann was born on January 9, 1870 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Raphael and Lena (Baermann) Strauss.
Strauss, Joseph Baermann was born on January 9, 1870 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Raphael and Lena (Baermann) Strauss.
Educated grammar and high schools, Cincinnati. Continuing education, University of Cincinnati, 1892, Doctor of Science, 1930.
Instructor College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1894-1895. Detailer, inspector, estimator and designer Lassig Bridge & Iron Company, Chicago, 1895-1897. Designer and squad boss Sanitary District of Chicago, 1897-1899.
Principal assistant engineer in charge of office of Ralph Modjeski, Chicago, 1899-1902.
Construction engineering in private practice, 1902-1904. President and chief engineer The Strauss Engineering Corporation, consultant engineers, since 1904.
Made a specialty of original design and movable and long span bridge design. Built nearly 500 bridges in the United States, Canada and abroad.
Originated the 5 types of the Strauss trunnion bascule bridge which became a world standard, and 2 types of Strauss lift bridge.
Designed and built the Aeroscope at the San Francisco Exposition, and the portable searchlight outfits employed by the United States and Russian goverments during the World War I. Invented and perfected the yielding barrier used in bridges and for grade crossing protection. Designed and built a series of reinforced concrete freight cars as a war emergency measure.
Invented and built the bascule-door hangar and many other bridge and mechanical devices employed in the arts Appointed chief engineer, 1929, for the Golden Gate Bridge, at San Francisco, California, the longest single-span bridge in the world, main span 4,200 feet, total length 9,200 feet.
Company-designer of Montreal-South Shore Bridge for Harbour Commission, Montreal, 2 miles lougitude
Designer and engineer Columbia River Bridge at Longview, Washington, second longest cantilever built. Designing engineer for the bascule span of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across Potomac River at Washington, District of Columbia. Construction engineering to Portuguese of New York Authority on George Washington Memorial Bridge, second-longest single span in the world, across Hudson River, at 178th Saint, New York, also the 1,650-foot Bayonne Architecture Originator of movement for better citizenship through medium of citizenship training.
Founder of Citizen-Training Corps.
Address: San Francisco, California.
Married May Van, June 9, 1895. Children: Ralph V., Richard K. Draftsman New Jersey Steel & Iron Company.