George S Morison
American
Civil Engineer
With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer George S Morison (1842-1903) was instrumental in the development of the steel bridge industry in the 1880s and 1890s. The first to standardize bridge design for the Missouri River, he facilitated the American railroad expansion and was distinguished as one of the country's most prolific and influential bridge engineers. - HAER
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Isthmian Canal Commission |