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By 1881, he had established an engineering practice in Pittsburgh, where he built several bridges, including the Smithfield Street Bridge, a stunning example of the lenticular truss. Lindenthal also worked on a variety of railroad projects, including surveying and estimating for rail lines in Pennsylvania and the reconstruction of bridges on what is now the Erie Railroad. In 1885, officials with the Pennsylvania Railroad approached him with a project thtat, although he never got to build it, would fascinate him the rest of his life—a bridge across the Hudson River to link New York City with New Jersey.
Annotation:
This page is one in a series of biographies about famous civil engineers. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) follows Gustav Lindenthal's career from Austria to the United States, including each of his several bridge-building projects in and around New York City. The link to photos of the architect's work returns nothing but a blank page; however, each bridge mentioned in the body of the page's text has a link to a picture and a description of the structure. Clicking the "resources" link brings up a modicum of recommended reading to spur on any aspiring researchers.