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Horace King (sometimes Horace Godwin) (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was an African-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. [1] King is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. [2] King was born into slavery on a South ...
Bridge Constructor is a series of physics-based simulation-puzzle video games developed by ClockStone and published by Headup Games.While themes and elements change across the series, each game is based on planning out a bridge across a river or ravine using a number of parts, limited by the geometry of the space and the total cost of the parts.
Single-player. Bridge Constructor Portal is an engineering simulation and puzzle video game developed by ClockStone and published by Headup Games. The game is part of the Bridge Constructor series, and incorporates elements of Valve 's Portal series, taking place in Aperture Laboratories. The game was released on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and ...
Lemuel Chenoweth. Lemuel Chenoweth (1811-1887), celebrated West Virginia bridge-builder. Lemuel Chenoweth (25 June 1811—26 August 1887) was a carpenter, legislator and self-taught architect. He is best known as one of 19th century America's master covered bridge builders. Chenoweth and his brother Eli constructed 20 bridges during the 1840s ...
The Bridge Builder. The Bridge Builder is a poem written by Will Allen Dromgoole. "The Bridge Builder" has been frequently reprinted, including on a plaque on the Bellows Falls, Vermont Vilas Bridge in New Hampshire. It continues to be quoted frequently, usually in a religious context or in writings stressing a moral lesson. [citation needed]
Ralph Modjeski. Ralph Modjeski (born Rudolf Modrzejewski; January 27, 1861 – June 26, 1940) was a Polish-American civil engineer who achieved prominence as "America's greatest bridge builder." He furthered the use of suspension bridges and oversaw the design and construction of nearly forty bridges that spanned the great rivers of North ...
William Howe established a career as a construction contractor, building homes and churches. He was particularly well-known for his churches. [2] But bridges were his primary interest, and he founded the Howe Bridge Works in 1840. [7] In 1840, Howe was engaged to build a railroad bridge over the Connecticut River in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was also the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its opening, with a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and a deck 127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.