Landmark American bridges
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Landmark American bridges
Published in association with American Society of Civil Engineers , Little, Brown and Co., c1993
1st ed
- : ASCE
- : Bulfinch Press
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"A Bulfinch Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: Bulfinch Press ISBN 9780821220368
Description
From the earliest surviving stone bridges and romantic wooden covered bridges to the monumental Brooklyn and Golden Gate suspension spans, here is American grace and strength at its best. Landmark American Bridges is a visual feast documenting American progress and illustrating the history of bridge building, transportation, and engineering. Organized chronologically, Landmark American Bridges includes five sections: Turnpike, Canal, and Railroad Bridges of the pre-Civil War Era; Civil War Era Metal Truss Bridges; Era of the American Standard Bridge; Great River Crossings; and Modern Developments. The photographs have been selected from more than 900 bridges documented in the collection of the Historic American Engineering Record. Also included are a listing of historic bridges and a time line which highlights significant events in the evolution of world bridge building. Few structures define the American experience, landscape, and spirit as well as bridges. They symbolize pioneering, inventive entrepreneurship while giving definition to cities and character to the countryside. America's landmark bridges evoke a proud heritage of beauty, utility, and technological inspiration and foretell a future of accomplishment and engineering innovation.
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: ASCE ISBN 9780872628571
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Bridges remain a timely and provocative subject not only in the history of technology and historic preservation, but in engineering, transportation, and urban planning as well. As the single most important artifact of rail and highway networks, an understanding of a bridge's historic significance is critical to understanding the role they play in America's engineering and transportation history. This book features over 200 images of over 90 American landmark bridges arranged chronologically to reveal the evolution of American bridge building. These images are from the collection of the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), established in 1969 to create a graphic and textual archive of America's building arts. Through these drawings and photographs, bridges are shown to be testaments to engineering creativity, technological skills, and teamwork. Additionally, an introductory text, a timeline of bridge history, a bibliography, and a listing of bridges in the HAER collection enhance this visual history of bridge building in America.
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