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    Leffert Lefferts Buck (February 5, 1837 – July 7, 1909) was an American civil engineer and a pioneer in the use of steel arch bridge structures. Leffert...
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  • Leffert may refer to: Leffert L. Buck (1837 - 1909), American civil engineer Lefferts (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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    approved in 1895. Work began on June 19, 1896, under chief engineer Leffert L. Buck. Despite delays and funding shortfalls, the bridge opened on December...
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    companies decided to request the replacement of the bridge. Civil engineer Leffert L. Buck, who had been hired to maintain the Suspension Bridge, was selected...
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    to review and request the replacement of the bridge. Civil engineer Leffert L. Buck, who had been hired to maintain the Suspension Bridge, was selected...
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    Rennes, Rochester, New York. "High Falls Rochester NY". nyfalls.com. "Leffert L. Buck Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-26...
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  • New York City, designed by Gustav Lindenthal in collaboration with Leffert L. Buck and Henry Hornbostel, opens. April 25 – A bomb blast damages St. Louis...
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    Ferris Jr. (who designed and built the original Ferris Wheel) and Leffert L. Buck, the chief engineer of the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City. Many...
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    between Manhattan and Brooklyn, at the end of 1898. In early 1899, R. S. Buck published plans for an asymmetrical cantilever bridge connecting Queens with...
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    length. The first bridge - a wrought iron viaduct - was designed by Leffert L. Buck and completed in January 1873. In March 1889, after a heavy flood,...
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