Louis Bruyere
Louis Bruyère (1758-1831) was a French engineer and architect. He was also an influential lecturer at the École des Ponts et Chaussées.
Tom F. Peters[1] credits Bruyère with important contributions to the early development of iron bridges, including wrought iron truss bridges. He also concentrated on the systematization and standardization of iron construction.
In 1808 Bruyère constructed the ‘Pont sur le Crou’, a wrought-iron trussed arch bridge of 39ft span in St. Denis. The main feature of interest was the arch construction. Three arches supported the deck, each arch having two curved ribs connecting by a series of radial members, with x-bracing between these members. Many or all of the members were straight wrought iron bars (although the arch members may have been curved), bolted to bosses which were presumably integral parts of the forged bars. J. G. James gave the size of the bars as 2.4" square [2]
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- ↑ [1] 'Louis Bruyère’s innovative iron bridges and their contribution to the development of modern iron construction' by Tom F. Peters, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and History, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- ↑ 'Some Steps in the Evolution of Early Iron Arched Bridge Designs' by J. G. James, Newcomen Society, presented at the Science Museum, 11 May 1988, Table 4