John Bradfield

@Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Bradfield was an Australian engineer, who oversaw the design and building of ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’ Australian Engineers Civil Engineers Capricorn Celebrities John Bradfield was an Australian engineer, who oversaw the design and building of ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’. He was a hard working and extremely talented person and also the youngest one in the family. In his youth he received many medals and honors throughout his graduation and post graduation. He had the knowledge and the ability to create marvels in the field of construction. He served as an engineer throughout his life contributing wholeheartedly towards the construction of bridges and underground railway systems in Australia. His designs and schemes were appreciated by the government and he devoted more than four decades of his life working for them. His greatest and the most well known achievement was the designing the ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’. He also created designs for the underground railway system in Sydney’s central business district, known today as the City Circle. He was the master of his work, a genius in civil engineering whose designed works were huge and futuristic. He successfully created visually stunning masterpieces. He earned the respect of people through his ability to transform imagination to a real world entity and a symbol of excellence.

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Birthday: December 26, 1867 Died on: September 23, 1943 Nationality: Australian Famous: Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Engineers, Civil Engineers Spouses: Edith Jenkins Known as: Dr. John Jacob Crew Bradfield Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland Information Detail Birthday December 26, 1867 Died on September 23, 1943 Nationality Australian Famous Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Engineers, Civil Engineers Spouses Edith Jenkins Known as Dr. John Jacob Crew Bradfield Birth Place Brisbane, Queensland Gender Male Father John Edward Bradfield Mother Maria Crew Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Brisbane, Queensland Famous as Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge Died at Age 75

Brisbane, Queensland

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On May 28, 1891 he married Edith Jenkins, daughter of John Ventris Jenkins of Brisbane. They were blessed with six children; one daughter, Mary and five sons, Edward, Anthony, Alan, Stanley and Keith. Unsplash Personal Life

His youngest son, Keith Noel Everal, also an engineer in Department of Civil Aviation was responsible for modifying the Alexandra Canal in Sydney. Unsplash Personal Life

He died on September 23, 1943 in Sydney, at the age of 75. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on December 26, 1867 in Sandgate, Queensland, Australia to John Edward Bradfield, a Crimean War veteran and his wife Maria Crew. He had several siblings. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was educated on a scholarship at the North Ipswich State School and Ipswich Grammar School in Queensland. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He won a gold medal in chemistry when he passed the Sydney senior public examination in 1885. In 1886, he matriculated from the University of Sydney. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1889, he graduated from St. Andrew’s College obtaining a ‘Bachelor of Engineering’ degree with the University gold medal. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started his career as a draftsman and worked for Queensland Railways Department from 1889 to 1891. In 1891, after his marriage, he was appointed as a temporary draftsman in New South Wales Department of Public Works, becoming permanent in 1895. Unsplash Career

In 1896, he obtained a ‘Master of Engineering’ degree from the University of Sydney with first class honor and the University Medal. Unsplash Career

He worked as an assistant engineer on several projects of Cataract Dam and Burrinjuck Dam in the early 1900s. Unsplash Career

In 1910, he contested for the foundation chair of engineering in the University of Queensland and submitted 22 testimonials from various reputed people, but was unsuccessful in his attempt. Unsplash Career

In 1912, he proposed the idea of a suspension bridge to connect Sydney and North Sydney and also submitted a cantilever design for its construction. It was accepted and he was appointed as the Chief Engineer for metropolitan railway construction. Unsplash Career

He was one of the founders of ‘Sydney University Engineering Society’ in 1895 and served as its President in 1902–1903 and 1919–1920. Unsplash Major Works

On December 20, 1926 two underground railway stations were inaugurated, St. James station and Museum station, marking the first success of his designed system for the city, followed by other stations in later years. Unsplash Major Works

On March 20, 1932 the ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’ was inaugurated and is considered the greatest achievement of his life. The bridge highway named after him, Bradfield Highway, was the main roadway section of the bridge. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 26, 1867
Died on	September 23, 1943
Nationality	Australian
Famous	Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Engineers, Civil Engineers
Spouses	Edith Jenkins
Known as	Dr. John Jacob Crew Bradfield
Birth Place	Brisbane, Queensland
Gender	Male
Father	John Edward Bradfield
Mother	Maria Crew
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Brisbane, Queensland
Famous as	Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge
Died at Age	75

John Bradfield

Australian

Dec 26, 1867

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Brisbane, Queensland