(July 14, 1851[1] –1934) was an American civil engineer, born at Watertown, Connecticut.
After 1893 he was consulting engineer to New York departments, especially in connection with the Catskill Aqueduct work.
[2] As a consulting engineer, Burr was also involved with the design of several bridges, tunnels, and infrastructure projects.
In the New York metropolitan area, these included the University Heights (former Harlem Ship Canal) Bridge, Harlem River Speedway, the original City Island Bridge, the original 145th Street Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the George Washington Bridge.
Burr was also involved with projects such as the Panama Canal; a design for the Arlington Memorial Bridge; and the New York State Barge Canal.