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John Augustus Roebling

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Also Known As Johann August Roebling (birth name, Germany) · Roebling

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General Reference

Transport Atlas. "John Augustus Roebling." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/figures/john-augustus-roebling.

APA Style

Transport Atlas. (n.d.). John Augustus Roebling. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/figures/john-augustus-roebling

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-john-augustus-roebling,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {John Augustus Roebling},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/figures/john-augustus-roebling},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

German born American civil engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge and pioneered the use of steel wire cable for suspension bridges. He died in 1869 from tetanus following an injury sustained while surveying the bridge site, and did not live to see it completed in 1883; his son Washington Roebling oversaw construction.

Facts

Birth Year

1806 1

Death Year

1869 1

Nationality

German American 1

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