American engineer.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Leffert Lefferts Buck |
|---|---|
| Born on | 5 February 1837 in Canton, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA, North America |
| Deceased on | 17 July 1909 in Hastings-on-Hudson, Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, USA, North America |
| 1868 | Graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 1877 - 1886 | Oversees the rebuilding of Roeblings Niagara River Bridge |
| 1895 - 1903 | Chief engineer on the Williamsburg Bridge |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
chief engineer
designer
- Driving Park Avenue Bridge
- Honeymoon Bridge
- Lewiston-Queenston Suspension Bridge
- Pont de Rennes Bridge
- Verrugas Bridge (1891)
engineer
resident engineer
- Verrugas Bridge (1873) - Baltimore Bridge Co.
Bibliography
- (1905): A Few Remarks on Foundations. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 55, n. 2 (December 1905), pp. 169-172.
- (1901): The Niagara Falls and Clifton Steel Arch Bridge. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 144, n. 1901-2 ( 1901), pp. 69-94.
- (1881): The Re-enforcement fo the Anchorage and Renewal of Suspended Superstructure of Niagara Railroad Suspension Bridge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 10 ( 1881), pp. 195-224.
- (1894): A Few Remarks on the Niagara Gorge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 32, n. 2 ( 1894), pp. 205-8, 208-13.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1995): Engineers of Dreams. Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America. Vintage Books, New York (USA), pp. 158-161.
- (2000): Leffert Lefferts Buck -- Bridge Maker. In: Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), v. 5, n. 4 (November 2000), pp. 271-283.
- Leffert Lefferts Buck, 1837-1909. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 178, n. 1909-4 ( 1909), pp. 367.
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