George Berkley (engineer)
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Sir George Berkley was a British
civil engineer
. Berkley was born in London
. He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River
in Colesberg
, South Africa
.
Berkley was a consulting engineer for the Indian Midland Railway and, with Sir Charles Fox
, built the 19 mile long Indian Tramway, a light railway running from Arconum to Conjeverum. He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
from May 1891 to May 1892.
Berkley was a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George in 1894. He died on 20 December 1893.
United Kingdom
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civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
. Berkley was born in London
London
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. He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River
Orange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
in Colesberg
Colesberg
Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main road from Cape Town to Johannesburg....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Berkley was a consulting engineer for the Indian Midland Railway and, with Sir Charles Fox
Sir Charles Fox
Sir Charles Fox was an English civil engineer and contractor. His work focused on railways, railway stations and bridges.-Biography:...
, built the 19 mile long Indian Tramway, a light railway running from Arconum to Conjeverum. He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
from May 1891 to May 1892.
Berkley was a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George in 1894. He died on 20 December 1893.