Strauss-type Bascule Bridge - Description of the operating techniques of the Burnside Bridge lift span designed by Joseph Strauss. - http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dbcs/LUT/bridges/bridge_operations/bascule/strauss/strauss_bascule_brdg_ops.shtml
Joseph Baermann Strauss - Short biography with list of works, related literature and web sites. - http://www.structurae.de/en/people/data/des0053.php