Charles Ellet Jr.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Charles Ellet Jr. |
|---|---|
| Born on | 1 January 1810 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
| Deceased on | 21 June 1862 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA, North America |
| 1832 | Ellet returns from Europe after studying at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussés |
| 1841 - 1842 | Builds wire suspension bridge across the Shuylkill river at Fairmont |
| 1853 | Railroad over the Blue Ridge at Rock Fish Gap |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
designer
Bibliography
- Report on a rail-way suspension bridge across the Connecticut, at Middletown, J.C. Clark, printer, Philadelphie (Etats-Unis), 1848; pp. 62
Relevant Websites
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Relevant Publications
- Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 79
- Charles Ellet Jr., 1810-1862, University of Illinois Press, Chicago (USA), 1968
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 265