Professional Career
His work with James Livesey was mainly railway contracts, often financed by Brodie's brother Alexander. Henderson became a senior partner of the firm in 1893 and upon James' retirement it became known as Livesey and Henderson. Henderson worked extensively on railway contracts in abroad including the Buenos Aires Great Southern, Central Argentine, Antofagasta and the Midland of Western Australia railways. Henderson was also responsible for the construction of new docks in Buenos Aires.
His most famous project is the Dona Ana Bridge over the Zambezi River in Mozambique for the Beira Railroad Corporation, this bridge was built in 1935 and spanned a distance of 2.24 miles by 33 separate arches. This bridge was the longest railway bridge in the world for many years.
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