Squire Whipple

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'Squire Whipple'

Born September 16, 1804(1804-09-16)
Hardwick, Massachusetts
Died March 15, 1888 (aged 83) (age 83)
Albany, New York
Occupation Civil Engineer
Spouse W. Anna Case
Children none
Parents James Whipple and Electa Johnson

Squire Whipple C.E. (September 16, 1804 – March 15, 1888) was a civil engineer born in Hardwick, Massachusetts. His family moved to New York when he was thirteen. He studied at Fairfield Academy. He graduated from Union College after only one year. He has become known as the father of iron bridge building in America.[1]

He died March 15, 1888 in Albany, New York and was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York.

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Constructed after Whipple's death the Cairo Bridge's two 518 feet (157.9 m) Whipple truss spans, were the largest of that design ever constructed.
Constructed after Whipple's death the Cairo Bridge's two 518 feet (157.9 m) Whipple truss spans, were the largest of that design ever constructed.[2]

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  1. ^ Survey number HAER NY-4 - Whipple Cast & Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge, Normans Kill Vicinity, Albany, Albany County, NY (Biography on page 3)
  2. ^ Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress). Survey number HAER NE-2. pages 221-261.

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