The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge was designed by Joseph Struass. Joseph Strauss was an Alumni of the University of Cincinatti. The actual construction of the Bridge however, was carried out by the Mclintic Marshal construction company. The Mclintic Marshal Company was founded by Howard H. McClintic and Charles D. Marshall, both of the Lehigh Class of 1888. The Bridge is concidered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. There were many people in opposition to the building of the Golden Gate bridge but in response to them, Joseph Struass said "The Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge which could not and should not be built, which the War Department would not permit, which the rocky foundation of the pier base would not support, which would have no traffic to justify it, which would ruin the beauty of the Golden Gate, which could not be completed within my costs estimate of $27,165,000, stands before you in all its majestic splendor, in complete refutation of every attack made upon it." Many people disliked the idea of the bridge but thanks to the Mclintic Marshal company and Joseph Strauss, this 42,000 foot bridge became one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.