Zenas King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zenas King

American bridge engineer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1818

Place of Birth: Addison County, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1892

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Zenas King (May 1, 1818 – 1892) was an American bridge builder.
He started his career in 1858 and moved from Cincinnati to Cleveland, Ohio, around 1861.
He established a bridge-building works on Watson Street in Cleveland in 1865.
King founded the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company in 1871.
As early as 1878, it was manufacturing many types of truss, combination, and wooden bridges, and by the 1880s it was the largest highway bridge works in the United States.
Production moved from Watson Street to larger facilities on Ruskin Avenue in 1888.
The company changed its name to the King Bridge Company after his death.