Main entry:

Whitney, Charles S. (Charles Smith), 1892-

Title & Author:

Bridges, their art, science, and evolution / Charles S. Whitney ; with a new foreword by Larry Spiller.

Publication:

New York : Greenwich House : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1983, ©1929.

Description:

360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: Bridges, a study in their art, science, and evolution. New York : W.E. Rudge, 1929.
Illustrated with photographs and drawings of old and new bridges of many lands.
Includes index.
Part 1: Art and science in bridge design -- The Roman genius -- The dark ages -- The Renaissance -- The eighteenth century -- The modern bridge -- Part 2: Influence of material on bridge forms -- Bridges of wood -- Bridges of stone -- Bridges of concrete -- Bridges of steel.

Summary:

From the earliest times when bridges were just logs or stepping stones placed across streams or small gullies, to the modern era with its complicated, highly engineered structures of stone, concrete and steel, bridge building has evolved into a sophisticated marriage of architecture and engineering--an aesthetically pleasing blend of art and science. This illustrated study explores that evolution by examining the principles of bridge design and construction from the times of the Romans to the first decades of the twentieth century.

ISBN:

0517402440 (Crown)
9780517402443 (Crown)

Subject:

Bridges.
Ponts.
bridges (built works)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 45645
Call No.: PO13891; ID:89-B4978
Status: Available