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Jean-Baptiste Vifquain

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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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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ [1] '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)
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