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Sigvald Johannesson (1877–1953) was a civil engineer best known for his design of the Pulaski Skyway.[citation needed]
Johannesson was a graduate of the University of Copenhagen who later worked on the London Underground. He emigrated to the United States and worked on the North River Tunnels and the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad tunnels under the Hudson River. He joined the New Jersey Highway Department (now the New Jersey Department of Transportation) during the early development of the Skyway project and is considered to be responsible for its ultimate design.[1][2] Johannesson worked the agency until his retirement in 1948 as head of the Division of Planning and Economics.[3][4] In 1931, he published a seminal work entitled Highway Economics.[5][6] He died in 1953.[7]
- ^ Karnoutsos, Carmela; Shalhoub, Patrick (2007). "General Casimir Pulaski Memorial Skyway". Jersey City Past and Present. New Jersey City University. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1932-11-24). "AUTO EXPRESS ROUTE DEDICATED IN JERSEY; Moore Presides at Ceremony on High-Speed Viaduct Linking Newark and Jersey City. OPEN TO TRAFFIC TODAY $19,000,000 Bridge, Spanning 2 Rivers, to 'Bring State 25 Minutes Nearer New York.' BOOM TO INDUSTRY SEEN General Scott, Highway Official, Says Saving in Time to Drivers Justifies Cost of Project". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "S. JOHANNESSON RETIRES - Famous Engineer, 71, Quits New Jersey Highway Post". The New York Times. 14 October 1948. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ TAMS Consultants (May 2008), Preservation Plan for the 1&9 Corridor Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey (PDF), New Jersey Department of Transportation
- ^ Johannesson, Sigvald (1931). "Highway economics". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "ROAD TO FIT THE DRIVER - Surveys Now Under Way Held Path to Factors Limiting Design Space and Speed Set Limits Passing Chances Cut Down". The New York Times. 5 March 1939. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ TIMZS, Special to Tgr Nrv Yox (1953-02-23). "S. JOHANNESSON, 75, A CINIL EHGINEER; Jersey Highway Official, Who Helped Design Skyway, Dies --Was Tunnel Specialist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-15.