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Biographical Data - Ralph Modjeski Business Addresses:
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Residence: Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois.
Education
Married - To Felicie Benda, December 28, 1885 Chronological Record of Work with connections and positions held: 1885 - After graduation came to America in early summer. - First engagement, summer 1885 with Geo. W. Morison, C.E. as Assistant Engineer, Union Pacific Bridge, Omaha, Nebraska. - Remained with Geo. W. Morison, C.E. from 1885 to 1892 in various capacities, as follows: 1885/1887 - Assistant Engineer, Union Pacific Bridge, Omaha, Nebraska 1894-1895 - Engaged by Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company To Design a Double Track Railway and Highway Bridge over Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. 1894-1896 - Chief Engineer of Construction of the above Bridge for the Ordnance Department United States Army Cost about - $ 500,000.00 1898-1900 - Prepared "Standard Designs for Steel Bridges" [Engineering Mannual], (Spans 10 ft. to 250 ft. in length), for the Northern Pacific Railway Company 1903 - Design and Construction of Fireproof Warehouse
for Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, for the United States Government. 1902-1905 - Thebes Bridge, over Mississippi River,
Thebes, Illinois. For the Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge
Company, New Double Track Railway Bridge 1905 - Bismarck Bridge, over Missouri River, Bismarck, North Dakota, For the Northern Pacific Railway Company, Reconstruction of Single Track Railway Bridge. Chief Engineer. 1906 - Peoria Bridge, over Illinois River, Peoria, Illinois. For the Central Illinois Construction Company, (Illinois Traction System). New Single Track Electric Railway Bridge. Chief Engineer. 1905-1908 - Columbia
River Bridge Willamette River Bridge (both in Portland, Oregon). Commonly
called the Vancouver-Portland Bridges, between Vancouver,
Washington, and Portland, Oregon. For the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
Railway Company, New Double Track Railway Bridges 1907-1910 - McKinley Bridge,
over Mississippi River, St.Louis, Missouri, For the St. Louis
Electric Bridge Company, (Illinois Traction System), New Double
Track Railway and Highway Bridge Chief Engineer 1910-1911 - Celilo Bridge, over Columbia River, Celilo,
Oregon, For the Oregon Trunk Railway Company, New Single Track Railway
Bridge Cost $ 1,000,000.00 1910-1912 - Broadway Bridge,
over Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, for the City of Portland,
Oregon. New Double Track Electric Railway Bridge, including
a Bascule span, with roadways and sidewalks 1912 - Cherry Street Bridge,
over Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio for the City of Toledo, Ohio
a New Concrete Arch Structure for Highway Traffic. (Plans previously
prepared by other parties and redesigned by Chief Engineer) Chief
Engineer 1914-1916 - Harahan Bridge, over Mississippi
River, Memphis, Tennessee. for the Arkansas and Memphis
Railway Bridge and Terminal Company. New Double Track Railway Bridge
with Wagon Roadways, Chief Engineer 1914-1916 - Keokuk Bridge over Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa. for the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company, Double deck single track railway and highway bridge Reconstruction Chief Engineer 1917 - Metropolis Bridge, over High River, Metropolis,
Illinois, for the Paducan and Illinois Railroad Company (Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company) New Double Track Railway
Bridge 1917 - Thames River Bridge, over Thames
River, New London, Connecticut, for the New York, New Haven 5: Hartford
Railroad Company New Double Track Railway Bridge, Chief
Engineer 1917 - Poughkeepsie Bridge over Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, New York for the Central New England Railway Company, (New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railway Co.) Single Track Railway Structure - extensively reinforced Chief Engineer in charge of reinforcement. 1908-1918 - Quebec Bridge, over St. Lawrence
River, Quebec, Canada. for the Dominion
Government of Canada, New Double Track Railway Bridge 1920-1922 - Cincinnati Bridge, over
Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio for the (Cincinnati
New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad Co.) the
Cincinnati Southern Railway Company. Double Track
Railway Bridge with sidewalks (Old bridge rebuilt
under traffic without false-work) Chief Engineer 1922 - Tanana River Bridge, over Tanana River, Nenana, Alaska, For the United States Government Single Track Railway Bridge Engineer of Design and Consulting Engineer on construction. 1922-1924 - Omaha Bridge, over Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska, For the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway & Bridge Company Double Track Electric Railway and Highway Bridge, with sidewalks - rebuilt under traffic Chief Engineer 1923-1925 - Clark's Ferry Bridge, over
the Susquehanna River, near Harrisburg,
PA. For the Dark's Ferry Bridge Company Concrete Arch Highway Bridge 1923-1928 - Market
Street Bridge, over Susquehanna
River, Harrisburg,Pa. For the Harrisburg
Bridge Company Stone-faced Arch. Highway
Bridge 1925 - Columbia River Bridge, over Columbia River, Wenatchee, Washington, For the Great Northern Railway Company Single Track Railway Bridge - Reinforcing cantilever span Consulting Engineer. 1921-1929 - Delaware River Bridge, over Delaware River,
between Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J. for the Commonwealth of N.J.
and the City of Philadelphia 1927-1929 - Tacony-Palmyra Bridge over Delaware
River, between Tacony (Philadelphia), PA, and Palmyra, NJ
For Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Company, Highway Bridge Chief Engineer,.
(Partnership with Modjeski; Masters and Chase.) 1927-1929 - Ambassador Bridge, over Detroit
River, Between Detroit, Michigan
and Sandwich, Ontario, Canada, For Detroit International Bridge Company,
Highway Bridge 1927-1929 - Atchafalaya Bridge,
over Atchafaya River, Melville, LA For Texas and pacific
Railway Company Single. Track Railway Bridge 1928-1929 - Louisville
Bridge, over Ohio River, between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville,
Indiana For the Louisville Bridge Commission Highway Bridge
- cantilever type Cost $ 5,000.000.00 1925-1930 - Mid-Hudson Bridge,
over Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, New York
For the State of New York Vehicular and Foot Bridge, suspension type 1927-1932 - Henry Avenue Bridge Over Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, PA For Department of Public Works, City of Philadelphia, PA Stone and Concrete Arch Highway Bridge (In partnership with C.E. Chase) 1927-1931 - Henry Avenue Bridge over Reading Tracks, Philadelphia, Pa. For Department of Public Works, City of Philadelphia, Pa. Highway Bridge (In partnership with C. E. Chase) 1928-1931 - Evansville
Bridge over Ohio River at Evansville, Ind. For Indiana
State Highway Commission Cantilever Highway Bridge 1928-1931 - Maysville Bridge over Ohio River at Maysville,
KY For Kentucky State Highway Commission Highway Suspension
Bridge 1928-1931
- Kentucky State Highway Bridges at Smithland
over Cumberland River Cost $ 500,000.00 1929 - St. Charles Bridge over Wabash River For Wabash
Railway Company Cantilever Bridge Consulting Engineer
1931 - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Trans Bay) For
the State of California Highway Bridge Consulting Engineer as Follows: 1909 - Engaged by the City of New York as Consulting Engineer to report on Design and Construction, also to supervise part of the construction of the Manhattan Bridge, New York, NY, Cost - $ 20,000,000.00 1916 - Appointed by Public Service Corporation of : New Jersey as member of the Commission of three, to report on feasibility of Vehicular Tunnel under Hudson River, including preliminary plans and estimates 1925 - Engaged by the Western Electric Company to check plans etc. for industrial buildings of their various plants 1930 - Engaged by the City of New York Department of Plants and Structures to report on proposed contract plans and specifications of the Tri-Borough Bridge over the East River, New York, NY. Has also acted as Consulting Engineer for various railways and corporation on different important structures. Works in Association with the Corporation of Modjeski, Masters & Chase 1926
- New Orleans Bridge, over Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA State of Louisiana
and the City of New Orleans Through Public Belt Railroad Commission of New
Orleans Double Track Railway and Highway Bridge 1929 - Portland-Tualatin Tunnel, Portland, Oregon For Eastern and Western Utilities Corporation Estimated Cost $ 5,000,000.00 1930-1931 - Klingle Valley Bridge (Connecticut Ave,) Washington, D.C., For the Commissioners - District of Columbia, Steel Arch Cost $ 500,000.00 1931 - Calvert Street Bridge, Washington, D.C. For the
Commissioners - District of Columbia Steel Arch 1931 - Baton Rouge Bridge over Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA for Missouri Pacific Railroad and LA State Highway Railway and Highway Cantilever Bridge 1931 - Engaged by Kentucky State Highway Commission for preliminary design, estimate and traffic surveys Owensboro Bridge over Ohio River at Owensboro, KY. Cairo Bridge over Ohio River at Cairo, IL 1933 - Davenport Bridge over Mississippi River For the
cities of Davenport and Moline Suspension Highway Bridge Professional Associations, Learned, and Technical Societies, Fraternities, Decorations, etc. American
Association for the Advancement of Science - Fellow Recipient of:
Honorary Degree of "Doctor of Engineering"
Knight
of the Legion of Honor, Republic of France - 1926 Clubs Professional Papers & Reports Published by Ralph Modjeski REPORT on Reconstruction of Rock Island Bridge over Mississippi River, Western Society of Engineers - 1897 PAPER, Erection of the Draw Span of the Mew Rock Island Bridge, Western Society of Engineers - 1897 PAPER, Northern Pacific Railroad Standard Bridge Plans, Western Society of Engineers - 1901 A REPORT, to the Mayor and City Council, with Plans and Estimates, for the Proposed Bridge across the Willamette River at Portland, Oregon - 1908 PAPER, The Celilo Bridge over the Columbia River, Western Society of Engineers - 1912To the Joint Pacific-Highway, Columbia Bridge Committee of Portland and Vancouver Commercial Clubs, A REPORT for the Proposed Bridge across the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington - 1912 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT to the foregoing - 1913 PAPER, Design of Large Bridges with
Special Reference to the Quebec Bridge, Franklin Institute of the State
of Pennsylvania - 1913 PAPER, The Harahan Bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania - 1917 PAPER, The Metropolis Bridge over the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois, Western Society of Engineers - 1918 The Delaware River Bridge, Journal of Western Society of Engineers - 1923 Special Problems in Bridge Design and Construction, (Aldred Lecture, Mass. Inst. of Technology) - 1924 Unusual Problems in the Design and Construction of Large Bridges, Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania - 1925 (Centenary Lecture) PAPER, High Level Fixed Bridges over Navigable Waters, The American Association of Port Authorities - 1926 PAPER, Structural Steel and Reinforced Concrete in Engineering American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. - 1927 PAPER, Suspension Bridges with Special Reference to the Philadelphia-Camden Bridge, U.S.A. (World Engineering Congress, Japan) - 1929
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