Edward Sargent Shaw (October 26, 1853 – October 3, 1919) was a prominent civil engineer who lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born on October 26, 1853, he spent most of his life in Cambridge, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in the class of 1874; his thesis being a design for a Murphy-Whipple truss bridge. Immediately following graduation he continued his studies in some non-degree capacity at his alma mater. During his professional career, his office was located in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of heart failure at the age of 65, on October 3, 1919. Shaw was responsible for a number of bridges in New England, including: *

Bennett's Meadow Bridge The Route 10 bridge, also known as Bennett's Meadow Bridge is a steel stringer bridge crossing the Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for thr ...

Schell Bridge The Schell Memorial Bridge is a steel cantilever Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge spanning the Connecticut River in the town of Northfield, Massachusetts. Designed by Edward S. Shaw, the bridge abutments and piers were built by the firm of Elli ...

, Northfield, Massachusetts *Shelburne Falls Bridge, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts *

Willimansett Bridge The Willimansett Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Connecticut River located between Chicopee, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It carries Massachusetts state routes 116 and 141. History Prior to its construction, a "free brid ...

, Willimansett, Chicopee, Massachusetts Shaw also held at least 3 patents, including one for the draw bridge, one for a railway superstructure design, and even a design for an electric locomotive. It is unknown if these designs were implemented in any capacity in his work. :* :* :* :*

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Edward S. American bridge engineers 1853 births 1919 deaths American inventors People from Cambridge, Massachusetts MIT School of Engineering alumni