Edward Wellman Serrell (November 5, 1826 – April 25, 1906) was an American civil engineer during the mid 19th century.

He was later concerned with the building of the Hoosac Tunnel (1858), the Bristol Bridge over the Avon River in England, which had one of the longest spans in that country at that time, and the Union Pacific Railroad.

He contributed many useful inventions including long wire, armor plates, impromptu gun carriages, and iron viaducts.

He testified to the Assembly Sub-Committee on Commerce and Navigation, that the calculations of the assumed strength of the bridge were not accurate; and the effect of gales or wind would have upon the structure and upon foot passengers.

[5] One daughter, Josephine, married Robert Powell Page Wainwright, a career U.S. Army cavalry officer.

Another daughter, Harriette, married Clarence Deems, an 1874 West Point graduate, in 1876 at General Serrell's home near the Academy.

[2] They had four children, Edward William, Josephine Eva, Jesse Pound, and Harriette Marshall Serrell.