Leon Moisseiff

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MOISSEIFF INFORMATION:

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Moisseiff

PBS Golden Gate Bridge: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/goldengate-moisseiff/

Bayonne Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1931
Steel through arch bridge over Kill Van Kull between Bayonne and Staten Island
Toll bridge open to traffic

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Bronx Whitestone Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Built 1939
Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic

First Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Consulting Engineer, 1940
Lost suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on Primary State Highway 14-A in Tacoma
Collapsed

George Washington Bridge (New York County, New York)
Engineer
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on I-95 in New York
Open to a total of 14 lanes of traffic

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1937
Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on US 101 at San Francisco
Open to traffic

Manhattan Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1909
Suspension bridge over East River in New York City
Open to seven lanes of highway traffic and four subway tracks

Triborough Suspension Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1936
Suspension bridge over East River (Hell Gate) on I-278 in New York
Open to eight lanes of traffic and one sidewalk