Alfred P. Boller | |
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Born | February 23, 1840 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | December 9, 1912 East Orange, New Jersey |
(aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Work | |
Projects | Third Market Street Bridge Madison Avenue Bridge University Heights Bridge |
Alfred Pancoast Boller (February 23, 1840 – December 9, 1912)[1][2] was a civil engineer and bridge designer. He was the chief engineer on several bridge building projects during the late 1800 and neary 1900s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, Boller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He co-founded an engineering company, Boller & Hodge, that was based in New York City. Boller designed the third Market Street Bridge in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the Madison Avenue and University Heights Bridges in New York City and the Connecticut River Bridge in Connecticut. He was also the chief engineer of Manhattan's elevated railroads.[2][3][4]