George Sherwood Richardson (1896–1988) was an American engineer known for his elegant bridges, innovative construction techniques and skillful planning of highways.

[3] After a stint with the Wyoming Department of Highways and time on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Richardson moved to Pittsburgh in 1922 to work for the American Bridge Company before he joined the Allegheny County Department of Public Works in 1924, where he went on to rise to be assistant chief engineer by the time he left in 1937.

[4] It has been involved in the planning and design of many major highway projects across the United States.

In the 1980s, the company was acquired by international architectural and engineering conglomerate HDR, Inc.[5] Among other notable work, the firm created the erection process and custom equipment used to put up the Eero Saarinen-designed Saint Louis Gateway Arch.

He died of a heart attack at the age of 92 at his home in Colorado and was buried in Waterford, Pennsylvania.