Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on History and Heritage of American Civil EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
American Wooden Bridges
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on History and Heritage of American Civil EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
American Wooden Bridges
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on History and Heritage of American Civil EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
American Timber Bridges. ... With an abstract of the discussion upon the paper. Edited by Charles Manby ... and James Forrest ... Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers, etc
Author: James Robert MOSSEAmerica's Covered Bridges
Author: Terry E. MillerPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462914209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time--not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.
Timber Bridges
Author: Michael A. RitterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wooden bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
American Railroad Bridges
Author: Theodore CooperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
America's Covered Bridges
Author: Terry E. MillerPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462914209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time--not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.
Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Author: Edward Henry KnightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 984
Book Description
Bridge Disasters in America: The Cause and the Remedy
Author: George L. VosePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
"Bridge Disasters in America: The Cause and the Remedy" by George L. Vose. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
Author: American Railway Engineering AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
List of members in v. 1-