Nationality British Died December 20, 1893 Role Civil engineer | Name George Berkley | |
Institution memberships Institution of Civil Engineers Structures Fenchurch Street railway station | ||
Significant design Colesberg Bridge Engineering discipline Civil Engineering | ||
Sir George Berkley KCMG (died 20 December 1893) was a British civil engineer. Berkley was born in London. He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River in Colesberg, South Africa.
Berkley was a consulting engineer for the Indian Midland Railway and, with Sir Charles Fox, built the 19 mile long Indian Tramway, a light railway running from Arconum to Conjeverum. He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from May 1891 to May 1892.
Berkley was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in Queen Victoria's 1893 Birthday Honours. His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George in 1894. He died on 20 December 1893.
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