Othmar H. Amman


Region Occupation Born Died
North America, Mid-Atlantic Architect, Engineer 1879 1963

Swiss-born bridge builder, chief engineer for the construction of the George Washington Bridge (1931), the Triborough Bridge (1936), the Whitestone Bridge (1939), the Throgs Neck Bridge (1961) and the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge (1964). Student of Gustav Lindenthal.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Images

Othmar H. Amman

Public Domain Source

Related People

Gustav Lindenthal

Related Locations

George Washington Bridge
Verrazzano Narrows Bridge
Whitestone Bridge
Throgs Neck Bridge
Triborough Bridge
Hell Gate Bridge

Compiler

Peter Richards