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He received his engineering training at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He is credited with designing the first suspension bridge in Belgium, in the gardens of Viscount Vilain XIIII's castle of Wissekerke in Kruibeke in 1824. This footbridge still exists with its original suspension. Its span between pylons is 23.1 metres. <ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340599966_Iron_bridges_in_Belgium_before_1853] 'Iron bridges in Belgium before 1853' by Bernard Espion, April 2020. Seventh Conference of the Construction History Society at Cambridge, U.K. (held on line)</ref> | He received his engineering training at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He is credited with designing the first suspension bridge in what is now Belgium*, in the gardens of Viscount Vilain XIIII's castle of Wissekerke in Kruibeke in 1824. This footbridge still exists with its original suspension. Its span between pylons is 23.1 metres. <ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340599966_Iron_bridges_in_Belgium_before_1853] 'Iron bridges in Belgium before 1853' by Bernard Espion, April 2020. Seventh Conference of the Construction History Society at Cambridge, U.K. (held on line)</ref> | ||
*Note: Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1830. | |||
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Jean-Baptiste Vifquain (1789-1854)
He received his engineering training at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He is credited with designing the first suspension bridge in what is now Belgium*, in the gardens of Viscount Vilain XIIII's castle of Wissekerke in Kruibeke in 1824. This footbridge still exists with its original suspension. Its span between pylons is 23.1 metres. [1]
- Note: Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1830.
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