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Thomas R. Kuesel, 83, an authority on tunnel and bridge engineering and former partner at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), died Feb. 17. During a 43-year career with PB, from 1947 until his retirement in 1990, he contributed to the design of more than 130 bridges and more than 140 tunnels in 36 states and on six continents.

Kuesel also worked extensively with subway projects, For the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, he led the design of an innovative method of mining the Peachtree Center Station from below ground, using the rock itself as a structural reinforcement. He also spent four years as assistant manager of engineering for a joint venture of PB, Tudor, and Bechtel that served as general engineering consultant to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, directing the design of 20 miles of subways, 25 miles of aerial structures, two hard-rock tunnels, and a 3.6-mile immersed tube tunnel under San Francisco Bay linking San Francisco and Oakland.

He also worked with subway projects in Boston; New York; Baltimore; Washington; Pittsburgh; Los Angeles; Caracas, Venezuela; Singapore; and Taipei, Taiwan.

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