Martin Sigvart Grytbak (6 November 1883 – 24 June 1953) was aNorwegian-bornAmericanengineer.[1]
Martin Sigvart Grytbak was born inNedre Stjørdalen Municipality inNord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He graduated as a civil engineer in 1903 from theNorwegian University of Science and Technology (Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet) inTrondheim. Between 1903 and 1905, he worked on an extension of theHell–Sunnan Line. He emigrated in 1905 to the United States and worked as a bridge engineer for theNorthern Pacific Railway inSaint Paul. Together withKristoffer Olsen Oustad,Andreas W. Munster andFrederick William Cappelen. he became one of four innovative and influential engineers who were involved in the design of the great bridges of theTwin Cities.[2]
From 1913 until afterWorld War II, he served as bridge engineer for Saint Paul Engineer's Office of the City of Saint Paul . Grytbak's major works include theIntercity Bridge (Ford Parkway Bridge) between Saint Paul andMinneapolis as well as theKellogg Boulevard Viaduct in St. Paul built during 1930, which was recently re-constructed.[3]He died during 1953 inRamsey County, Minnesota. He was buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville.[4]
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