Leffert L. Buck

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Leffert L. Buck (1837-1909) 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.

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