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Gustav Lindenthal
Gustav Lindenthal in 1909
BornMay 21, 1850
Brno, Austrian Empire (Present-day, Brno, Czech Republic)
DiedJuly 31, 1935 (1935-08-01) (aged 85)
Known forHell Gate Bridge

Gustav Lindenthal (May 21, 1850 – July 31, 1935) was a civil engineer who designed the Queensboro and Hell Gate bridges in New York City, among other bridges.[1]: 283  Lindenthal's work was greatly affected by his pursuit for perfection and his love of art. Having received little formal education and no degree in civil engineering, Lindenthal based his work on his prior experience and techniques used by other engineers of the time.

  1. ^ Jonnes, Jill (2007). Conquering Gotham - A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and its Tunnels. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-03158-0.

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George Washington Bridge

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Queensboro Bridge

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though the city's new bridge commissioner, Gustav Lindenthal, wanted to temporarily halt construction. Lindenthal narrowed the bridge from 120 to 80 feet...

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High Bridge of Kentucky

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URS Corporation

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engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and worked at one time for Gustav Lindenthal, including on the Seventh Street Bridge. URS acquired the Denver,...

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Ross Island Bridge

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southeast Portland. The bridge opened in 1926 and was designed by Gustav Lindenthal and honors Oregon pioneer Sherry Ross. It is named for its proximity...

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Juscelino Kubitschek bridge

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to the bridge from its eastern shore Alexandre Chan received the Gustav Lindenthal Medal for the bridge's project at the 2003 International Bridge Conference...

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Because of this report, he was able to obtain a position working for Gustav Lindenthal on the Hell Gate Bridge. By 1925, he had been appointed bridge engineer...

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List of civil engineers

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Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds Chief Engineer of the Suez Canal Gustav Lindenthal Czech bridge engineer William Lindley Water and sewerage works Joseph...

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Vimy Memorial Bridge

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Armstrong Road in Riverside South. The bridge was the 2015 winner of the Gustav Lindenthal Medal. It is named after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, as suggested by...

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Sciotoville Bridge

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Kentucky - and Sciotoville, Ohio in the United States. Designed by Gustav Lindenthal, the bridge was constructed in 1916 by Chesapeake and Ohio Railway...

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Manhattan Bridge

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1925) May 21 Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (d. 1914) Gustav Lindenthal, Czech civil engineer, bridge designer (d. 1935) May 27 – Thomas Neill...

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1909 in architecture

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opens. March 30 – Queensboro Bridge in New York City, designed by Gustav Lindenthal in collaboration with Leffert L. Buck and Henry Hornbostel, opens...

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Burnside Bridge

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was the firm of Hedrick & Kremers. The bridge was then completed by Gustav Lindenthal, who also supervised its construction. Streetcars crossed the Burnside...

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New York Connecting Railroad

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dedicated on March 9, 1917 by PRR President Samuel Rea and engineer Gustav Lindenthal.: 295  A special train took the directors of the New Haven over the...

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Woodrow Wilson Bridge

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Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) award, the Gustav Lindenthal Award, the Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering award, and the...

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Bayonne Bridge

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Hell Gate Bridge, also in New York City, designed by Ammann's mentor Gustav Lindenthal. Gilbert had designed an ornamental granite sheathing over the steelwork...

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Cape Girardeau Bridge

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somewhat new and controversial among the engineering community. After Gustav Lindenthal constructed a railroad bridge using the continuous through truss design...

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Manhattan Municipal Building

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Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 1871) July 31 – Gustav Lindenthal, Czech civil engineer and bridge designer (b. 1850) August 12 – Gareth...

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