Ole Singstad
Civil engineer, Architect
1882 – 1969
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Who was Ole Singstad?
Ole Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the "Sunk-tube" method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections.
By 1950, Singstad had designed and overseen the construction of more underwater tunnels than all other engineers combined.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1882
Agdenes - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 8, 1969
New York City - Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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