Dr William Brown
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Spanning distance more successfully than ever before

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He had a 50-year career in the design and construction of very long span bridges

Bosphorus Bridge

Including the
Severn Bridge

Severn Bridge

and the two suspension bridges over the Bosphorus in Turkey.

Bosphorus Bridge II

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In March 2005, the engineering world lost an iconic figure. Dr William Brown (known to everyone as Bill) died in London at the age of 76. In a career spanning more than five decades, Bill designed more than a dozen major suspension bridges, including the Severn Bridge, two Bosphorus Bridges and the proposed Messina Strait crossing. B2 celebrates his outstanding innovations.