Octave Chanute
of Paris, France
View Exhibit mapOctave Chanute was a French-born American railway engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father of aviation and the heavier-than-air flying machine. Chanute lies buried in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois. Read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Chanute
Erie - Portage Viaduct (2nd) (Wyoming County, New York)
Designer, 1875Pratt deck truss bridge over Genesee River on Erie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Chief Engineer, 1869Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas CityNo longer exists
Fort Madison Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Chief Engineer, 1888Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Kinzua Bridge (Original) (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
Designer, 1882Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on Erie RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Old Kinzua Bridge (McKean County, Pennsylvania)
designer, 1882Lost Deck truss bridge over Kinzua Creek on former New York, Lake Erie and Western RailwayReplaced by new bridge
Sibley Railroad Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at SibleyReplaced