Leffert L. Buck

Leffert L. Buck

Leffert L. Buck (1837 in Canton, New York - July 17, 1909) was an American civil engineer and a pioneer in the use of steel arch bridge structures. Leffert graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY in 1868. His projects include:
*the Verrugas Viaduct on the Oroya Railroad in Peru (in the early 1870s)
*the steel suspension bridge over the Niagara Gorge
*one of New York City's most notable landmarks: the Williamsburg Bridge (with Henry Hornbostel). At 1,600 feet in 1903, it was the longest bridge in the world at the time and a key factor in opening Brooklyn up as a working class neighborhood for Manhattan. The bridge is well known for its vast reach and massive symmetry.

Related Sites

* [http://www.rpi.edu/about/hof/buck.html RPI:Alumni Hall of Fame:Leffert L. Buck]
* [http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/sn83030272/1909-07-18/ed-1/seq-2 Newspaper page from 1909 with an article about Buck's death]


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