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17 de mar. de 2011 · Designed by John Roebling in the late 1860s and completed in 1883 by his son and daughter-in-law Washington and Emily Roebling, the bridge changed the world’s attitude toward steel construction ...
26 de may. de 2023 · Washington Augustus Roebling, an American civil engineer, was born May 26, 1837, in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. His father, John Augustus Roebling, also an engineer, had come to this country in 1831, to help found a utopian community for other German engineers in Saxonburg, and to improve his prospects for building bridges, which was his passion.
31 de may. de 2024 · The grave of Washington Roebling. Like his father before him, Washington would not make it through the building of the bridge unscathed. When construction began in 1870, caissons had to be built.
24 de may. de 2023 · May 24, 2023. The iconic Brooklyn Bridge was opened to the public 140 years ago, on May 24, 1883. Since, millions of vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists have crossed the Brooklyn Bridge as they travel into Lower Manhattan. This incredible feat of engineering was made possible by chief engineer Washington Roebling, who graduated from Rensselaer ...
11 de sept. de 2012 · Within a month, he died of tetanus. His son and partner, 32 year-old Washington Roebling, overcame his grief and took over his father’s position as the Chief Engineer, determined to finish what they had started. This would not be the last tragedy or death that would befall the Roebling family, or the construction of the bridge.
They settled in western Pennsylvania and established a small farming colony named Saxonburg. He married in 1836, and his first son, Washington was born the following year. When his brother died unexpectedly that same year, he applied for citizenship, using the name John A. Roebling. Meanwhile, Roebling realized he was ill-suited to farm work.
3 de jul. de 2019 · Washington Roebling, after the war, would become the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge during its construction. To suppress the fire of Confederate sharpshooters, platoons of the Union’s own elite sharpshooters began arriving on Little Round Top.
