John Augustus Roebling
German-American engineer · United States · Scientists · Lived 1806 to 1869 · aged 63
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Something wrong?John Augustus Roebling was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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The Brooklyn Bridge in February 2007
Roebling's Shop in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, spanning the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky, at night
The Roebling family plot in Riverview Cemetery
Remaining abutment of the D&H Neversink AqueductAwards
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