John A. Roebling’s Sons Company

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John A. Roebling’s Sons Company was a prominent American wire rope and steel manufacturer best known for producing the cables used in major suspension bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf manufacturing company
steel manufacturer
wire rope manufacturer
associatedWith Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling
Roebling family
linked to: Roebling
businessType family-owned company
country United States
field civil engineering materials
structural engineering materials
foundedBy John A. Roebling
hasProductType engineering wire rope
structural steel cable
headquartersLocation Trenton, New Jersey
historicalSignificance contributed to development of large suspension bridges in the United States
industry steel industry
wire rope industry
knownFor manufacturing suspension bridge cables
producing cables for the Brooklyn Bridge
wire rope innovation
locatedIn New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
United States
locationCountry United States
materialUsed iron
steel
namedAfter John A. Roebling
notableWork cables for major suspension bridges
cables for the Brooklyn Bridge
partOf American steel industry
product bridge cables
steel cable
wire rope
role industrial manufacturer in Trenton, New Jersey
supplier of bridge cables
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
usedIn civil engineering projects
infrastructure construction
suspension bridges

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John A. Roebling founded John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Washington Roebling employer John A. Roebling's Sons Company
linked to: John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Charles Roebling employer John A. Roebling's Sons Company
linked to: John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Charles Roebling hasPartInName John A. Roebling's Sons Company
linked to: John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
John A. Roebling founded John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
subject linked to: Roebling
Washington Roebling employer John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
subject linked to: Roebling