Bridges: A Postcard History : A Postcard History Hardback
by Geoffrey H. Goldberg
Hardback
Description
Take a tour through time and learn about the exciting engineering developments that allowed the primitive bridges of ancient man evolve to the masterworks of today.
This unique treatment, showing the large variety of bridge forms, is illustrated with postcards, archival photographs, and technical drawings and diagrams.
These detailed images show stone arch, suspension, movable, and many more bridges.
Laymen and engineers alike are certain to come away with a better understanding of the role of bridges in our built environment from the expert explanations of bridge types, materials, and construction to amusing anecdotes associated with these structures.
Landmark bridges, construction methods, the interstate system, railroad bridges, and even bridge disasters are all documented in this technical record of civil engineering challenges and feats.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 480+ color & b/w images
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:09/08/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764337925
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 480+ color & b/w images
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:09/08/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764337925