The Beauty of Railroad Bridges: In North America-Then and Now

The Beauty of Railroad Bridges: In North America-Then and Now
Author: Richard J. Cook
Publisher: Golden West Books; ; (June 1987)
Description: Hardcover
ISBN: 0870950975

This delightful volume is a dynamic pictorial salute to the designers and builders of these beautiful, utilitarian, and often monumental railroad engineering structures. The Beauty of Railroad Bridges fully describes the beam or girder bridge; the framed truss; the arch; the suspension bridge; plus a combination of all of these classes. Come celebrate the beauty of railroad bridges and their ability to combine symmetry with a necessary practicability: the movement of restless trains.

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