William Scherzer
American engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1858 to 1893 · aged 35
William Donald Scherzer was an American engineer and inventor who invented the rolling lift bridge.
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William Donald Scherzer, circa 1893
The Jefferson Street Bridge, in Joliet, Illinois, one of four Scherzer Rolling Lift bridges still in use in that city
A single-leaf rolling lift bridge example over the entrance to Surrey Water beside the River Thames in London, England
Animation of a rolling lift bridgeAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1893 · aged 35
