Colonel Walter Katte (November 14, 1830 – March 4, 1917) was a British-born American civil engineer.
Katte led design and construction of Eads Bridge at St. Louis, Park Avenue Viaduct, and construction of the Weehawken Tunnel in New Jersey.
[4] Katte was a Colonel of Engineers in the Union Army during the Civil War.
[4] The New York Times called Katte a "famous engineer".
Katte served as Chief Engineer of the New York Elevated Railroad Company (1877-1886), and then as Chief Engineer of the New York Central Railroad company from 1886 to 1898 until his retirement.