American Engineer.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Ralph Modjeski |
|---|---|
| Born on | 27 January 1861 in Bochnia, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, Europe |
| Deceased on | 26 June 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA, North America |
| Collaborator of | George S. Morison |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| 1876 | Immigrates to the USA with his mother Helen Modjeska. |
| 1929 | Winner of the John Fritz Gold Medal |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
assistant engineer
chief engineer
- Benjamin Franklin Bridge
- Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Twin Bridges - Modjeski & Masters
- Metropolis Bridge
consulting engineer
designer
- Broadway Bridge
- Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
- Cairo Ohio River Bridge - Modjeski & Masters
- Clark Memorial Bridge - Modjeski & Masters
- Connecticut Avenue Bridge
- East Street Bridge
- Fessenden Street Bridge
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge - Modjeski & Moran
- Harahan Bridge - Modjeski, Masters and Chase
- Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge - Modjeski & Masters
- Melville Bridge
- Rock Island Government Bridge
- Tacony-Palmyra Bridge - Modjeski & Masters
- Thebes Railroad Bridge - Modjeski & Masters
- Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
- Willamette Boulevard Bridge
engineer
Bibliography
- (1913): Design of large bridges with special reference to the Quebec bridge. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 176, n. 3 (September 1913), pp. 239-282.
- (1922): The Delaware River Bridge between Philadelphia and Camden. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 193, n. 1 (January 1922), pp. 1-14.
- (1917): The Harahan bridge at Memphis, Tennessee. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 184, n. 5 (November 1917), pp. 599-615.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Ralph Modjeski and Nathan Newmark. In: Leadership and Management in Engineering (ASCE), v. 1, n. 3 (July 2001), pp. 50-52.
- About this
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1000386 - Published on:
20/11/1999 - Last updated on:
22/07/2014
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