Louis Berger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Berger

American businessman abd engineer

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1996

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis Berger (1914 – 1996) was an American civil engineer.
A graduate of Tufts College, Berger received his Master's degree in soils and geology from MIT and Doctorate in soil mechanics from Northwestern.
He was a former faculty member of Pennsylvania State University's engineering department which designed a large portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
After completion of the contract, he opened a second office which often employed local labor to fulfill international contracts.
He was involved in designing and building highways, railroads, bridges, and airfields in 120 countries.
His company grew to become the Louis Berger Group. In 1994 Louis Berger designed the world's longest car bridge in Thailand.
The Bang Na Expressway, held the title of the world's longest bridge from 2000 until 2004.
Today, it is the 6th longest bridge in the world.