Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge). Modjeski was considered "America's greatest bridge builder." He was the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. In 1911 he received a doctorate in engineering from Illinois State University, in 1923 the Franklin Medal, in 1929 a doctorate honoris causa from the Lwów Polytechnic, in 1930 the prestigious John Fritz Medal. He died June 26, 1940, in Los Angeles, California, nearly 80 years old. Notable projects Chief Engineer Government Bridge (1896) Thebes Bridge (1905) Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6, Bridge 8.8 and Bridge 5.1 (all 1906–08) Quebec Bridge (1907-1917) McKinley Bridge (1910) Celilo Bridge (1910) Crooked River Railroad Bridge (1911) Broadway Bridge (Portland, Oregon) (1913) Metropolis Bridge (1914) Harahan Bridge (1916) Metropolis Bridge (1917) Mears Memorial Bridge (1923) Mid-Hudson Bridge aka Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge (1930) Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey (1926) Tacony-Palmyra Bridge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Palmyra, New Jersey) (1929) I-74 Bridge aka the Moline to Bettendorf Veterans Memorial Bridge 1933 Huey P. Long Bridge (1935) Blue Water Bridge (Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward, Ontario, 1938) Consulting Engineer Manhattan Bridge (1909) Market Street Bridge (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (1926) Ambassador Bridge (Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, 1929) George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (1929) McPhaul Suspension Bridge (1929) San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (1936) See also List of Poles Notes References External links BRIDGING URBAN AMERICA, A STORY OF RALPH MODJESKI, a documentary film Ralph Modjeski on the ASCE History and Heritage of Civil Engineering website Cultural Heritage site, includes a brief resume 1861 births 1940 deaths People from Bochnia Polish emigrants to the United States Polish engineers American civil engineers Bridge engineers Illinois State University alumni Howard N. Potts Medal recipients John Fritz Medal recipients