On May 22, 1831, Roebling left Prussia with a group of emigrants bound for the United States. They included his brother Carl and the older Johann Adolphus Etzler, who believed in a …

John Augustus Roebling, German-born American civil engineer, a pioneer in the design of suspension bridges. His best-known work is the Brooklyn Bridge of New York City, which was …

When his Niagara bridge opened in 1855, Roebling attained international fame. He was called to Kentucky where he designed two suspension bridges with the longest main spans in the world.

Visit Roebling Museum to learn about the town that helped build some of America’s most famous bridges! Roebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling, NJ, a company …

Roebling invented a wire rope made out of metal. This twisted rope was first tested on Incline 3 of the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1842. It would replace all the hemp rope on the railroad …

John A. Roebling was the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge and is considered one of the greatest bridge builders of all times. He was a pioneer in the use of wire rope in bridge work. Roebling …

John A. Roebling founded the Company. It had deep roots in Trenton where it commenced operations in 1848; and John Roebling planned and made the wire rope for the Brooklyn …

Born on June 12, 1806, in Mühlhausen, Prussia (now Germany), John Augustus Roebling was destined to become a pioneer in engineering. From a young age, Roebling exhibited a natural …

John Augustus Roebling, an immigrant from Germany, made two major contributions to the developing nation's transportation: He developed steel ropes, or cables, and he developed the …

Roebling completed his education in civil engineering in 1826 and began work as an apprentice engineer on road and bridge projects in Westphalia, Thuringia. He saw limited opportunities for …