William Hubert Burr: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
add reference Tag: Reverted |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{refimprove|date=December 2009}} |
{{refimprove|date=December 2009}} |
||
'''William Hubert Burr''' C.E. (1851–1934) was an [[United States|American]] civil engineer, born at [[Watertown, Connecticut]] |
'''William Hubert Burr''' C.E. (1851–1934) was an [[United States|American]] civil engineer, born at [[Watertown, Connecticut]]. He received his education at the [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]. Over several decades, he worked at various places. In 1884 he became assistant engineer to the [[Phoenix Bridge Company]]. After 1893 he was consulting engineer to [[New York State|New York]] departments, especially in connection with the [[Catskill Aqueduct]] work. In 1904 he was appointed a member of the [[Isthmian Canal Commission]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1455.pdf|title=University Heights Bridge|date=September 11, 1984|website=|publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]|page=3|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> |
||
As a consulting engineer, Burr was also involved with the design of several bridges, tunnels, and infrastructure projects. In the [[New York metropolitan area]], these included the [[University Heights Bridge|University Heights (former Harlem Ship Canal) Bridge]], [[Harlem River Speedway]], the original [[City Island Bridge]], the original [[145th Street Bridge]], the [[Holland Tunnel]], the [[Lincoln Tunnel]], and the [[George Washington Bridge]]. Burr was also involved with projects such as the [[Panama Canal]]; a design for the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]]; and the [[New York State Canal System|New York State Barge Canal]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=January 9, 1904|title=William Hubert Burr|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084561862&view=1up&seq=75|journal=Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer|volume=49|pages=59|via=HathiTrust}}</ref> |
As a consulting engineer, Burr was also involved with the design of several bridges, tunnels, and infrastructure projects. In the [[New York metropolitan area]], these included the [[University Heights Bridge|University Heights (former Harlem Ship Canal) Bridge]], [[Harlem River Speedway]], the original [[City Island Bridge]], the original [[145th Street Bridge]], the [[Holland Tunnel]], the [[Lincoln Tunnel]], and the [[George Washington Bridge]]. Burr was also involved with projects such as the [[Panama Canal]]; a design for the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]]; and the [[New York State Canal System|New York State Barge Canal]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=January 9, 1904|title=William Hubert Burr|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084561862&view=1up&seq=75|journal=Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer|volume=49|pages=59|via=HathiTrust}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 14:37, 13 December 2020
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
William Hubert Burr C.E. (1851–1934) was an American civil engineer, born at Watertown, Connecticut. He received his education at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Over several decades, he worked at various places. In 1884 he became assistant engineer to the Phoenix Bridge Company. After 1893 he was consulting engineer to New York departments, especially in connection with the Catskill Aqueduct work. In 1904 he was appointed a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission.[1]
As a consulting engineer, Burr was also involved with the design of several bridges, tunnels, and infrastructure projects. In the New York metropolitan area, these included the University Heights (former Harlem Ship Canal) Bridge, Harlem River Speedway, the original City Island Bridge, the original 145th Street Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the George Washington Bridge. Burr was also involved with projects such as the Panama Canal; a design for the Arlington Memorial Bridge; and the New York State Barge Canal.[1][2]
His published works are:
- Stresses in Bridge and Roof Trusses (1879)
- Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal (1902)
- The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering (1883, third edition, 1912)
- The Graphic Method in Influence Lines for Bridge and Roof Computation (1905, with M. S. Falk)
References
- ^ a b "University Heights Bridge" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. September 11, 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "William Hubert Burr". Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer. 49: 59. January 9, 1904 – via HathiTrust.
