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Author : American Society of Civil Engineers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book George Washington Bridge written by American Society of Civil Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Port of New York Authority
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book George Washington Bridge, Over the Hudson River Between New York and New Jersey written by Port of New York Authority and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Aaron Rockland
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813594626
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book The George Washington Bridge written by Michael Aaron Rockland and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 103 million vehicles crossing it in 2016. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this majestic structure. Intimate and engaging, this revised and expanded edition of Michael Rockland's rich narrative presents perspectives on the GWB, as it is often called, that span history, architecture, engineering, transportation, design, the arts, politics, and even post-9/11 mentalities. This new edition brings new insight since its initial publication in 2008, including a new chapter on the infamous “Bridgegate” Chris Christie-era scandal of 2013, when members of the governor's administration shut down access to the bridge, causing a major traffic jam and scandal and subsequently helping undermine Christie’s candidacy for the US presidency. Stunning photos, from when the bridge was built in the late 1920s through the present, are a powerful complement to the bridge's history. Rockland covers the competition between the GWB and the Brooklyn Bridge that parallels the rivalry between New Jersey and New York City. Readers will learn about the Swiss immigrant Othmar Ammann, an unsung hero who designed and built the GWB, and how a lack of funding during the Depression dictated the iconic, uncovered steel beams of its towers, which we admire today. There are chapters discussing accidents on the bridge, such as an airplane crash landing in the westbound lanes and the sad story of suicides off its span; the appearance of the bridge in media and the arts; and Rockland's personal adventures on the bridge, including scaling its massive towers on a cable. Movies, television shows, songs, novels, countless images, and even PlayStation 2 games have aided the GWB in becoming a part of the global popular culture. This tribute will captivate residents living in the shadow of the GWB, the millions who walk, jog, bike, skate, or drive across it, as well as tourists and those who will visit it someday. .
Author : Hildegarde Hoyt Swift
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606299688
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge written by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-02-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little lighthouse on the Hudson River regains its pride when it finds out that it is still useful and has an important job to do.
Author : Port of New York Authority
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book George Washington Bridge, Over the Hudson River, Between New York and New Jersey written by Port of New York Authority and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Bridge Across the Hudson River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hudson River Maritime Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467103306
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Lighthouses written by Hudson River Maritime Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Bridges written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (74) S. 1645, (74) S. 3030.
Author : McClintic-Marshall Construction Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)
Download or read book George Washington Bridge Over the Hudson River at New York written by McClintic-Marshall Construction Company and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book North River Bridge Co written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Bridge Subcommittee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book North River Bridge Co. Bridge Across Hudson River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Bridge Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Port of New York Authority
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Progress Report on Hudson River Bridge at New York Between Fort Washington and Fort Lee written by Port of New York Authority and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathryn W. Burke
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738549866
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Bridges written by Kathryn W. Burke and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hudson River Valley, an invaluable connection between New England and the rest of the colonies during the American Revolution, continues to be a major crossroads today. The Hudson River bridges were architectural marvels of their time. The Bear Mountain Bridge was the longest suspension bridge, while the Newburgh Beacon second span was built with a new type of weathering steel. The bridges were constructed during important times in history. The Bear Mountain Bridge was built as the automobile became an integral part in the country's development, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge was built during the Depression. Labor disputes helped develop labor laws, and world wars led to changes in activity on the bridges. Through historical photographs from sources including the New York State Bridge Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Hudson River Bridges documents how these structures remain beautiful testaments to cooperative efforts during trying times in America's history.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book North River Bridge Company Bridge Across Hudson River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert W. Jackson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814745032
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Highway under the Hudson written by Robert W. Jackson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 "There is no comparable book on this tunnel. Highly recommended."—Choice Reviews Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to finally enable its construction. He also introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality and George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals Bridge), the first chief engineer of the project. Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful archival photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price. Highway Under the Hudson featured in the New York Times Listen to Robert Jackson talk about the book on WAMC Radio
Author : Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
ISBN 13 : 1512601152
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (126 download)
Download or read book The German-Jewish Cookbook written by Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman and published by Brandeis University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cookbook features recipes for German-Jewish cuisine as it existed in Germany prior to World War II, and as refugees later adapted it in the United States and elsewhere. Because these dishes differ from more familiar Jewish food, they will be a discovery for many people. With a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients, this indispensable collection of recipes includes numerous soups, both chilled and hot; vegetable dishes; meats, poultry, and fish; fruit desserts; cakes; and the German version of challah, Berches. These elegant and mostly easy-to-make recipes range from light summery fare to hearty winter foods. The Gropmans-a mother-daughter author pair-have honored the original recipes Gabrielle learned after arriving as a baby in Washington Heights from Germany in 1939, while updating their format to reflect contemporary standards of recipe writing. Six recipe chapters offer easy-to-follow instructions for weekday meals, Shabbos and holiday meals, sausage and cold cuts, vegetables, coffee and cake, and core recipes basic to the preparation of German-Jewish cuisine. Some of these recipes come from friends and family of the authors; others have been culled from interviews conducted by the authors, prewar German-Jewish cookbooks, nineteenth-century American cookbooks, community cookbooks, memoirs, or historical and archival material. The introduction explains the basics of Jewish diet (kosher law). The historical chapter that follows sets the stage by describing Jewish social customs in Germany and then offering a look at life in the vibrant _migr_ community of Washington Heights in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. Vividly illustrated with more than fifty drawings by Megan Piontkowski and photographs by Sonya Gropman that show the cooking process as well as the delicious finished dishes, this cookbook will appeal to readers curious about ethnic cooking and how it has evolved, and to anyone interested in exploring delicious new recipes.
Author : Philip Mark Plotch
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813599792
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Politics Across the Hudson written by Philip Mark Plotch and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2015 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Journalism Award The State of New York is now building one of the world’s longest, widest, and most expensive bridges—the new Tappan Zee Bridge—stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirteen miles north of New York City. In Politics Across the Hudson, urban planner Philip Plotch offers a behind-the-scenes look at three decades of contentious planning and politics centered around this bridge, recently renamed for Governor Mario M. Cuomo, the state's governor from 1983 to 1994. He reveals valuable lessons for those trying to tackle complex public policies while also confirming our worst fears about government dysfunction. Drawing on his extensive experience planning megaprojects, interviews with more than a hundred key figures—including governors, agency heads, engineers, civic advocates, and business leaders—and extraordinary access to internal government records, Plotch tells a compelling story of high-stakes battles between powerful players in the public, private, and civic sectors. He reveals how state officials abandoned viable options, squandered hundreds of millions of dollars, forfeited more than three billion dollars in federal funds, and missed out on important opportunities. Faced with the public’s unrealistic expectations, no one could identify a practical solution to a vexing problem, a dilemma that led three governors to study various alternatives rather than disappoint key constituencies. This revised and updated edition includes a new epilogue and more photographs, and continues where Robert Caro’s The Power Broker left off and illuminates the power struggles involved in building New York’s first major new bridge since the Robert Moses era. Plotch describes how one governor, Andrew Cuomo, shrewdly overcame the seemingly insurmountable obstacles of onerous environmental regulations, vehement community opposition, insufficient funding, interagency battles, and overly optimistic expectations...
