baron was perhaps best known in the northern california bay area for his structural and earthquake engineering analysis and design work on the dumbarton, golden gate, and bay bridges, as well as for his role in designing the roof structure of the st. mary’s cathedral in san francisco. other projects in which he served as consultant include the proposed southern crossing bridge in san francisco, retrofitting of bridges across saudi arabia, the proposed bridges across the strait of gibraltar and the strait of messina, and the proposed inter-continental peace bridge (icpb) which would have joined alaska and siberia.