This Woman's History Month, we're remembering the woman who brought the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge across the finish ...
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is an iconic Cincinnati feature, spanning 1,075 feet across the Ohio River. It was the longest bridge in the world when it was built in 1867 and utilized new ...
wooden aqueduct of the Pennsylvania Canal across ... The subsequent works of Mr. Roebling, were the bridge over the Alleghany River at Pittsburgh,—the most elegant suspension bridge probably ...
Construction Administration Program Director John Parkinson celebrates Roebling's pivotal role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the continuing impact of women in the field.
Roebling had built many of the world's longest bridges -- including the Brooklyn Bridge, 52 years earlier. The firm had devised the most efficient strength-to-rigidity ratio for cables.
S.G. Buonopane and D.A. Gasparini. (2024) John A. Roebling’s 1846 Smithfield Street Bridge: Design, history and performance. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 29(2):1 ...