Bridges of the World : Their Design and Construction

Bridges of the World : Their Design and Construction
Author: Charles S. Whitney
Publisher: Dover Publications (September 8, 2003)
Description: Paperback: 368 pages
ISBN: 0486429954

This profusely illustrated work describes the fundamental principles involved in the design of bridges, presents the historical background of the modern bridge, and includes a profusion of illustrations documenting bridges of all types. Spans from around the world are depicted, among them Lucerne's medieval Kapellbr?cke; the magnificent Maximiliansbr?cke in Munich; the unusual honeycomb bridge between Orr's Island and Bailey Island off the Maine coast; and the George Washington Bridge, at the time of its construction, the world's longest steel suspension bridge. 401 black-and-white illustrations.

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