ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ tˈɛlfɚd mˈɛdəl baɪ ðɪ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv sˈɪvəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz fɔːɹ hɪz pˈeɪpɚ "ˌɔn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈaɪɚn bɹˈɪdʒᵻz"
In 1864 he was awarded a Telford Medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers  for his paper "On American Iron Bridges"