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Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridge Preservation Practices by : William P. Chamberlin
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridge Preservation Practices written by William P. Chamberlin and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This synthesis report will be of interest to state highway design engineers and structural engineers, as well as environmental and historic preservation personnel in transportation agencies. It will also be of interest to state historic preservation offices, federal historic preservation agencies, ang engineering preservation consultants"--Avant-propos.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon by : Dwight A. Smith
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon written by Dwight A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin: pt. 1. Truss bridges by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin: pt. 1. Truss bridges written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan by : Charles K. Hyde
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan's historic highway bridges are rapidly being torn down and replaced as they deteriorate or become unable to support increased traffic volumes and loads. While the state has the responsibility of providing safe bridges, historian Charles K. Hyde maintains that the state must also preserve many of these remaining historic structures to insure that future generations will have them to view and appreciate. In Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan, Hyde identifies Michigan's historically significant highway bridges within the broader contexts of American bridge design and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book summarizes the improvement of highway bridge design in the United States and compares Michigan's experiences with national trends. To aid the reader interested in visiting the historic highway bridges of Michigan, regional maps show the location of bridges included in the text.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Publisher :Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission ISBN 13 : Total Pages :200 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (89 download)
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Pennsylvania by : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Pennsylvania written by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and published by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. This book was released on 1987 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Route 66 Crossings written by Jim Ross and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 66 is a beloved and much studied symbol of twentieth-century America. But until now, no book has focused on the bridges that spanned the rivers, creeks, arroyos, and railroads between Chicago and Santa Monica. In this handsome volume, Route 66 authority and veteran writer and photographer Jim Ross examines the origins and history of the bridges of America’s most famous highway, structures designed to overcome obstacles to travel, many of them engineered with architectural aesthetics now lost to time. Featuring hundreds of Ross's own photographs, Route 66 Crossings showcases bridges ranging in design from timber to steel and concrete, and provides schematics, maps, and global coordinates to help readers identify and locate them. Ross’s comprehensive accounting of structures along the Mother Road’s various alignments includes bridges still in use, those that have vanished or have been abandoned, and the few consciously preserved as monuments. He also recognizes ancillary structures that enhanced safety and helped facilitate traffic, such as railway grade separations, tunnels, and pedestrian underpasses. Ross seeks to encourage ongoing preservation of the structures that remain. In brilliant color and precise detail, Route 66 Crossings expands our knowledge of the bridges that linked America’s first all-weather national highway.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel by : Denis Gardner
Download or read book Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel written by Denis Gardner and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like never before we are aware of the crucial place of bridges in our lives. The spans that warranted little notice are now at the forefront of public and political debate and we are reminded of the rich history-and the uncertain future-of bridging in Minnesota. Historian Denis P. Gardner documents and celebrates a wide range of the state’s rural and urban spans, telling the remarkable stories of their construction and impact on Minnesota life and culture. From Pratt trusses to bowstring arches, Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel describes nearly every bridge type found in Minnesota, including railroad spans, and features more than 225 illustrations of historical and extant bridges. Gardner details the development of engineering and construction innovations (complete with a guide to trusses) and traces the fascinating politics and personalities behind the task of creating and maintaining safe, and often beautiful, crossings. Through arresting photographs and lively narrative, Gardner makes a compelling argument for the value of preserving our bridges and the cultural heritage they carry and brings to life their importance in Minnesota’s past, present, and future. Denis P. Gardner is an award-winning historian who has documented properties for the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record. He is the author of Minnesota Treasures: Stories behind the State’s Historic Places. Eric DeLony is former director of the Historic American Engineering Record.
Book Synopsis Spanning Washington by : Craig E. Holstine
Download or read book Spanning Washington written by Craig E. Holstine and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed first and foremost to be practical, bridges nevertheless are often breathtaking in their construction, combining function and aesthetics. The historic structures that span the Evergreen State's highways are no exception. These technological wonders are extraordinary by any measure, yet their stories have remained largely unknown. Conceived by visionary engineers and built by anonymous workmen, Washington's highway bridges are amazing triumphs of skill, and played a significant role in the state's history. Several, at the time of their completion, attracted worldwide attention and the praise of professional engineers, influencing the course of bridge construction. In their quest to compile the first comprehensive history of the state's highway bridges, the authors poured through the extensive records at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), collecting definitive documentation and photographs from across the state. This magnificent book, including more than 100 illustrations, represents the culmination of years of study by many individuals associated with WSDOT and the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (Olympia).
Book Synopsis Arizona's Historic Bridges by : Jerry A. Cannon
Download or read book Arizona's Historic Bridges written by Jerry A. Cannon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arizona was once just a passage for pioneers headed west for gold, religious freedom, and cheap land. Native Americans had lived in and explored the territory for years, but it was Manifest Destiny and the western expansionist philosophy of the burgeoning US government that created the impetus for better and faster routes across the vast territory with its topographical challenges. In the 1880s, the railroads first booted their way across the landscape, following historic trails before the highways were built. The Grand Canyon and Colorado River were obvious challenges, but there were also seasonal waterways that needed crossings. The history of the state unfolds with this book, profiling the bridges that define these historic transportation routes. Many of them have been proudly restored by their communities or the state, while others are gone or are in a sad state of decline.
Book Synopsis Conveniences Sorely Needed by : Jon Axline
Download or read book Conveniences Sorely Needed written by Jon Axline and published by Montana Historical Society. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although fast-disappearing, Montana's historic bridges are an integral and often overlooked part of Montana's landscape. This book tells the stories of those bridges and how they shaped the development of the Treasure State from the early horse-and-buggy days to the car culture of the post-World War II era.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin: . pt. 1. Historical survey of Wisconsin movable bridges by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin: . pt. 1. Historical survey of Wisconsin movable bridges written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake by : National Research Council
Download or read book Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths and $10 billion worth of damage. This book reviews existing research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it practical lessons that could be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. The volume contains seven keynote papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness in parts of the country susceptible to earthquakes.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Methods of Modifying Historic Bridges for Contemporary Use by : William Zuk
Download or read book Methods of Modifying Historic Bridges for Contemporary Use written by William Zuk and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studied by a team of experts in the fields of history, bridge engineering, architecture, and computer analysis were 21 old truss bridges of historical importance located in Virginia. These old bridges are narrow and have low load-carrying capacities, making them targets for replacement and destruction. On a case-by-case basis, the bridges were investigated as to their potentials for strengthening and widening for normal vehicular use. Also explored were non-vehicular uses as for conversion into craft centers, museums, restaurants, housing, bicycle structures, and the like, at either the present site or a new one. The wide array of possibilities for continued use of the old bridges described in this report show that old bridges do indeed have much useful life left in them and it is not always necessary that they be demolished.
Book Synopsis Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin by : Jeffrey A. Hess
Download or read book Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin written by Jeffrey A. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
