BRIDGE DESIGNERS AND THEIR PROJECTS

TOP 10 MODERN BRIDGE ENGINEER

10.

Santiago Calatrava -July 28, 1951 -Benimamet, Spain - Polytechnic University Of Valencia - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Structural engineer,

- Architect - Sculptor

CHORDS BRIDGE

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

9.
THOMAS TELFORD - 9 August 1757 - Glendinning, Scotland - Westerkirk parish school Apprentice to a mason and Self-taught engineer - civil engineer - architect - stonemason

Menai Suspension Bridge

Anglesey, North Wales

8.
CHRISTIAN MENN - March 3, 1927 - Meiringen, Canton of Bern - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich

- Civil Engineer

Ganter Bridge

Ganter Bridge

Sunniberg Bridge

7. EUGENE FIGG

- August 4, 1936 - Charleston, South Carolina

- structural engineer

Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge

6.

Gustave Eiffel
- 15 December 1832 - Dijon, Cte-d'Or, France - cole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures - Civil Engineer

Ponte Dona Maria

Porto, Portugal

5. Othmar Ammann

- March 26, 1879 - Feuerthalen, Switzerland

-Polytechnikum in Zrich, Switzerland

- structural engineer

George Washington Bridge

4. Conde McCullough -May 30, 1887 - Redfield, South Dakota, U.S. - Iowa State University - Civil Engineer

Yaquina Bay Bridge

Newport, Oregon

3. Robert Maillart

- February 6, 1872 - Berne, Switzerland

-Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich - Civil Engineer

Salginatobel Bridge

Schiers, Switzerland

2. John A. Roebling - June 12, 1806 - Mhlhausen, Kingdom of Prussia - Bauakademie in Berlin - Civil Engineer, - Architect

Brooklyn Bridge

1.

Joseph Strauss

Charles Alton Ellis

Joseph Strauss
Structural engineer
Joseph Baermann Strauss was an American structural engineer, best known for being the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. Born: January 9, 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Died: May 16, 1938, Los Angeles, California, United States Education: University of Cincinnati (1892) Projects: Golden Gate Bridge, Lewis and Clark Bridge, Burnside Bridge . Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

Charles Alton Ellis

- Civil Engineer Charles Alton Ellis was a professor, structural engineer and mathematician who was chiefly responsible for the structural design of the Golden Gate Bridge. Born: 1876, United States of America Died: 1949 Structures: Golden Gate Bridge Education: Wesleyan University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Projects: Golden Gate Bridge