Who were the project’s lead engineers of the Golden Gate Bridge?
What was the home to 96-kilometer-per-hour winds, swirling tides, an endless blanket of fog, and the earthquake-prone San Andreas fault?
Who was convinced that the bridge could be built; and that it would provide San Francisco’s commuters more reliable passage to the city?
What kind of bridge consists of a single beam anchored at one end and extended horizontally like a diving board?
Who was that colleague together with Ellis who convinced Strauss to pursue a different approach?
What different approach are they referring to?
Since the strait’s depth prevented them from drilling or digging the foundations, what was dropped on the ocean floor, to create openings for pouring concrete?
How many workers died when an entire scaffolding platform fell in 1937?
The Navy had been pushing hard to paint the bridge with what colors?
Who thought that the primer itself paired nicely with the strait’s natural backdrop?
Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘bridge’?
What do you think of California?
What are your favorite structures in California?
What do you know about life in California?
Would you like to live in California?
What has been the longest bridge you have crossed so far?
How challenging do you think it is to build a bridge?
Have you ever thought of becoming an engineer?
What skills should a good engineer possess?
If there is one bridge you would like to personally see; what would it be and why?
