He died in Los Angeles, California, just one year after the Golden Gate's completion.

His statue can

be seen on the San Francisco side of the bridge.
Joseph Strauss had many hobbies. One of these included poetry. After completion of the Golden
Gate Bridge he returned to his passion of poetry and wrote his most recognizable poem "The
Mighty Task is Done". He also wrote an awe-inspiring poem "The Redwoods". His moving poem
"Sequoia" can still be purchased by tourists visiting the California redwoods.
Strauss was the designer of the Burnside Bridge (1926) in Portland, Oregon and the Lewis and
Clark Bridge (1930) over the Columbia River between Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon.
Strauss also worked with the Dominion Bridge Company in building the Cherry Street Strauss
Trunnion Bascule Bridge in Toronto. The pinnacle of his career came as Chief Engineer of the
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.