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Author : New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel written by New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : S. De Vere Burr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Tunneling Under the Hudson River written by S. De Vere Burr and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 106 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 : New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Report on the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel written by New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel Contract No. 3 written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert W. Jackson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814742998
Total Pages : 304 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 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way 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, Robert W. Jackson's story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. In this meticulously researched work, Jackson provides the first complete history of the planning, financing and construction of the Holland Tunnel. Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the longest vehicular tunnel in the world st the time of its construction. In Highway under the Hudson, 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 enable its construction. He 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; George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals bridge), the first chief engineer of the project; engineers Ole Singstad, who designed the ventilation system, and Clifford Holland, the chief engineer for whom the tunnel is named; New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel commissioners Thomas Albeus Adams and John F. Boyle, who tried to profit from the tunnel's construction; Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, who blocked completion of the tunnel until the New York Bridge and Tunnel Commission agreed to pay for street improvements in his city; and the compressed-air workers (called "sandhogs") who risked their lives to build the tunnel. Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful 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.
Author : Jesse W. Reno
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Hudson River Tunnel written by Jesse W. Reno and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Angus K. Gillespie
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813550033
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Crossing Under the Hudson written by Angus K. Gillespie and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossing Under the Hudson takes a fresh look at the planning and construction of two key links in the transportation infrastructure of New York and New Jersey--the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels. Writing in an accessible style that incorporates historical accounts with a lively and entertaining approach, Angus Kress Gillespie explores these two monumental works of civil engineering and the public who embraced them. He describes and analyzes the building of the tunnels, introduces readers to the people who worked there--then and now--and places the structures into a meaningful cultural context with the music, art, literature, and motion pictures that these tunnels, engineering marvels of their day, have inspired over the years. Today, when new concerns about global terrorism may trump bouts of simple tunnel tension, Gillespie's Crossing Under the Hudson continues to cast a light at the end of the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels.
Author : New York (State) Bridge and Tunnel Commission
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hudson River vehicular tunnel written by New York (State) Bridge and Tunnel Commission and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald E. Wolf
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813547083
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Crossing the Hudson written by Donald E. Wolf and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald E. Wolf simultaneously tracks the founding of the towns and villages along the water's edge and the development of technologies such as steam and internal combustion that demanded new ways to cross the river. As a result, innovative engineering was created to provide for these resources.
Author : New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel written by New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erwin William Thompson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (679 download)
Download or read book The Hudson River Tunnel written by Erwin William Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tunnel Under Hudson River written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G.F. Kunz
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5871924808
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (719 download)
Download or read book The geology of the Hudson River and its relation to bridges and tunnels written by G.F. Kunz and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1913 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101218894
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Conquering Gotham written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Superb. [A] first-rate narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New York’s beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels, from the author of Eiffel's Tower and Urban Forests As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York. Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.
Download or read book Hudson River Tunnel written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian J. Cudahy
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ISBN 13 : 9780823221899
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Rails Under the Mighty Hudson written by Brian J. Cudahy and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rails Under the Mighty Hudson tells a story that begins in the final years of the nineteenth century and reaches fulfillment in the first decade of the twentieth: namely, the building of rail tunnels under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York. These tunnels remain in service today-although one is temporarily out of service since its Manhattan terminal was under the World Trade Center-and are the only rail crossings of the Hudson in the metropolitan area. Two of the tunnels were built by the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, a company headed by William Gibbs McAdoo, a man who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and even mounted a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination at one point. McAdoo's H&M remains in service today as the PATH System of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The other tunnel was opened in 1910 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, led to the magnificent Penn Station on Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, and remains in daily service today for both Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The author has updated this new edition with additional photographs, a concluding chapter on recent developments, and a Preface that recounts the last trains of September to the World Trade Center Terminal.
