Sigvald Johannesson

The Pulaski Skyway crosses the Passaic River and the Hackensack River

Sigvald Johannesson (1877–1953) was civil engineer best known for his design of the Pulaski Skyway.

Johannesson was a graduate of the University of Copenhagen who later worked on the London Underground. He emigrated to the United States and worked on the North River Tunnels and the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad tunnels under the Hudson River. He joined the New Jersey Highway Department (now the New Jersey Department of Transportation) during the early development of the Skyway project and is considered to be responsible for its ultimate design.[1][2] Johannesson worked the agency until his retirement in 1948 as head of the Division of Planning and Economics.[3][4] In 1931, he published a seminal work entitled Highway Economics.[5][6] He died in 1953.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Karnoutsos, Carmela; Shalhoub, Patrick (2007). "General Casimir Pulaski Memorial Skyway". Jersey City Past and Present. New Jersey City University. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A16F6355516738DDDAD0A94D9415B828FF1D3 Pulaski Opening
  3. ↑ "S. JOHANNESSON RETIRES - Famous Engineer, 71, Quits New Jersey Highway Post - Article - NYTimes.com". 14 October 1948. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ TAMS Consultants (May 2008), Preservation Plan for the 1&9 Corridor Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey (PDF), New Jersey Department of Transportation
  5. ↑ "Highway economics". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "ROAD TO FIT THE DRIVER - Surveys Now Under Way Held Path to Factors Limiting Design Space and Speed Set Limits Passing Chances Cut Down - Article - NYTimes.com". 5 March 1939. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ↑ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0914FC3C5A107B93C1AB1789D85F478585F9 obit 1953


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