John Bradfield

John Job Crew Bradfield (December 26, 1867 - September 23, 1943) was an engineer who designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and had a grand vision for Sydney's railway system that has only been partially fulfilled.

Other accomplishments include the design of the Story Bridge, Brisbane. He also designed the Cataract and Burrinjuck Dams.

Born in Sandgate, Queensland, he received his early education in Ipswich, Queensland, and went on to a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1889 from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Engineering in 1896. In 1924 Bradfield received the first doctorate of science in engineering at the University of Sydney for his thesis on electric railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

In later years he developed the Bradfield Scheme for diverting some coastal rivers of Queensland onto the western side of the Great Dividing Range.

He married Eileen Jenkins in 1891, and had six children by her.

Related Websites

A webpage from the University of Sydney (http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au/html/john_bradfield.html)