George Berkley (engineer)

Sir George Berkley KCMG (26 April 1821 – 20 December 1893) was an English civil engineer from London.^[3] He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River in Colesberg, South Africa.^[4][5]

Sir George Berkley
Born	26 April 1821[1] Holloway, Middlesex, England
Died	20 December 1893(1893-12-20) (aged 72) Kensington, London[2]
Nationality	British
Spouse	Matilda Garford ​ (m. 1843)​
Engineering career
Discipline	Civil
Institutions	Institution of Civil Engineers (president)
Significant design	Colesberg Bridge

Berkley was a consulting engineer for the Indian Midland Railway and, with Sir Charles Fox, built the 19–mile long Indian Tramway, a light railway running from Arconum to Conjeverum.^[6][7] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from May 1891 to May 1892.^[8]

Berkley was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in Queen Victoria's 1893 Birthday Honours.^[9] His daughter, Rose, married Sir John St. George, 5th Baronet in 1894.^[10] He died on 20 December 1893.^[9]

He was a younger brother of James John Berkley (1819–1862), chief engineer of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.