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Throughout its history, Maine's rivers have presented both opportunities for economic gain as well as obstacles to communication and transportation. Among the nineteenth century mechanics and engineers who designed the facilities and structures used to exploit or overcome these waterways, few attained the level of achievement reached by Daniel Beedy. Working primarily in rural Franklin County as a millwright and engineer, Beedy's career illustrates the importance of this little documented group of builders.

Fritz Leonhardt: Born on 11 July 1909 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Deceased on 30 December 1999 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Associated with the following firms:Formerly:Founder(s): Leonhardt und Andrä; Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner.

the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio (later the King Bridge Company) was founded by Zenas King in 1858. Many of the Company's bridges were used during America's expansion West in the late 1800's and early 1900's and some of these bridges are still standing today. The bridge pictured on this website represent some of the beautiful King iron bridges. We are trying to locate any existing ones in order to preserve these pieces of American history.

A Chronology-
1783 - On May 3, Phoenix Iron decided on starting an iron works. For the next seven years, activity got underway in preparation for the manufacture of iron and iron products.
1790 - A rolling and slitting mill and a nail factory started operating. French Creek was dammed a short distance from North Main St. In the nail factory, plates were made from rolled bars. The width of the bars rolled determined the length of the nails.
1809- The property was called the French Creek Works. A new frame nail factory was built at this time and here was installed the first machine for cutting nails. This machine was the invention of Thomas Odiorne. It has been determined that the machine-made nails at this time were the first made by machinery in the country, with Phoenixville getting the credit.

Jean-Rodolphe Perronet: Born on 25 October 1708 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Ile de France, France. Deceased on 27 February 1794 in Paris, Ile de France, France. Biography: 1750 - 1760, Bridge at Orléans. 1757 - 1765, Bridge at Mantes. 1758 - 1764, Bridge at Trilport. Participation in the following structures: Concorde, Pont de la (1791); Neuilly Bridge (1774). Designer: Nemours Bridge (1804); Pont-Sainte-Maxence Bridge (1786); Rozay-en-Brie Bridge (1787).

Eugene C. Figg, Jr.: Born on 4 August 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Deceased on 20 March 2002 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Associated with the following firms:Formerly:Founder(s): Barrett, Daffin & Figg; Figg & Muller Engineers; Figg Engineering Group. Participation in the following structures:Designer: Natchez Trace Parkway Arches (1994), Sagadahoc Bridge (2000), Seven Mile Bridge (1982), Sunshine Skyway Bridge (1987).

In 2001 he will has completed 50 years as IST Cathedratic Professor.
That school had a decision to devote oneself a solemn session one year after he died.
He is one of the most mediatic and loved Portuguese Engineer since ever by your job.
He became eternal by various structures and special for bridges, some of then became ex-libris for some places or regions.
To the traditional analysis way of structures study, with very limitation in that time, Edgar Cardoso came to support the experimental analysis in little models of structures to build, this thing allow him to achieve the best performances of the materials and building boldness structures.
To this advantage, Edgar Cardoso, jointed the pleasure for new designs and high esthetic feel for “real structures”.

Othmar Herrmann Ammann. Swiss-American engineer and designer of the largest bridges of the city of New York. Born on 26 March 1879 in Feuerthalen bei Schaffhausen, Zurich, Switzerland. Deceased on 22 September 1965 in Rye, New York, USA. Associated with the following firms:Formerly: Triborough Bridge Authority. Technical director(s), Port of New York Authority. Founder(s), Ammann & Whitney.

John Job Crew Bradfield was born in Sandgate, Queensland on the 26 December 1867; the son of John Edward Bradfield and Maria Crew.

He received the first part of his education at Ipswich State School and Ipswich Grammar School. Bradfield was the winner of the three exhibitions given each year by the Queensland government, which enabled him to study at Sydney University. He graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering in 1889.

Against the city's gleaming spires,

Above the ships that ply the stream,

A bridge of haunting beauty stands –

Fulfillment of an artist's dream.