Construction Administration Program Director John Parkinson celebrates Roebling's pivotal role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the continuing impact of women in the field.

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is an iconic Cincinnati feature, spanning 1,075 feet across the Ohio River. It was the longest bridge in the world when it was built in 1867 and utilized new ...

Just six days after opening to the public, a rumor quickly spread that the Brooklyn Bridge was about to collapse. A stampede ...

They also featured the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, which connects Cincinnati with Covington, Ky. Though the connection might not be immediately apparent, the ties between the Cincinnati ...

This bridge has eight spans 188 feet long, and the cables are 4 inches in diameter. Mr. Roebling contracted, in 1848, to erect four suspension aqueducts on the line of the Delaware and Hudson ...

Roebling had built many of the world's longest bridges -- including the Brooklyn Bridge, 52 years earlier. The firm had devised the most efficient strength-to-rigidity ratio for cables.

This iconic bridge, with its granite towers and steel cables, was designed by John A. Roebling and opened in 1883. Don’t miss: Brooklyn Bridge Park to watch the sunset from the Empire Fulton ...

Emily Roebling, the wife of Brooklyn Bridge chief engineer Washington Roebling, is a fascinating historical figure. With her husband incapacitated by illness, she took the lead in making sure one ...

For over a century, the engineering behind one of America’s most iconic pieces of infrastructure was credited to John Roebling, but in truth the Brooklyn Bridge could not have been built without ...