Alfred P. Boller

Alfred P. Boller

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name=Alfred P. Boller
nationality=American
birth_date=1840
birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
death_date=1912
death_place=New York City, New York
practice_name=
significant_buildings=the third Market Street Bridge (Williamsport), Madison Avenue Bridge, University Heights Bridge
significant_projects=(see below)
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Alfred Pancoast Boller (February 23, 1840-1912) [Universal Cyclopædia & Atlas, 1902, New York, D. Appleton & Co.] was a civil engineer and bridge designer. He was the chief engineer on several bridge building projects during the late 1800 and neary 1900s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, Boller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He co-founded an engineering company, Boller & Hodge, that was based in New York City. Boller designed the Market Street Bridge in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the Madison Avenue and University Heights Bridges in New York City and the Connecticut River Bridge in Connecticut. He was also the chief eningeer of Manhattan's elevated railroads. [cite web | url = http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/Design-right.html | title = Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges | accessdate = 2007-11-25 | publisher = Connecticut Department of Transportation] [cite web | url = http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/university-heights/| title = University Heights Bridge: Historic Overview | accessdate = 2007-11-25 | publisher = Eastern Roads] [cite web | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0DEFDC103CE633A25752C1A9649D946396D6CF | title = ALFRED P. BOLLER DIES.; Ex-Chief Engineer of Manhattan Elevated Railroad Was 72 Years Old. | accessdate = 2007-11-25 | publisher = The New York Times]

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