3dRose San Francisco Bridge Vintage Travel Poster - Greeting Cards, 6 x 6 inches, set of 12 (gc_109656_2)

[Music] [Applause] this bridge has been for many Americans the doorway of home after an absence overseas it has been an arch of triumph a symbol of our nation but for one American it was far more for him it was the dream and the culmination of a lifetime his name was Joseph Strauss his title chief engineer Golden Gate Bridge and highway district Joseph Strauss is the man who led a corps of creative engineers and a legion of rugged men in designing and building the Golden Gate Bridge [Music] [Applause] [Applause] few people remember today but for 15 years before the steel was formed for the Golden Gate Bridge it was regarded by many as the bridge that could not be built in 1918 the City Engineer of San Francisco approached Joseph Strauss then the consulting engineer with a long list of bridge contracts to his credit the City Engineer asked if a bridge could be built across the Golden Gat