Bridges / Richard L. Cleary ; with "A call for preservation" by Eric Delony.

Main entry:

Cleary, Richard Louis.

Title & Author:

Bridges / Richard L. Cleary ; with "A call for preservation" by Eric Delony.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

383 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Series:

Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-364) and index.
Introduction: Bridge building in America -- Beam bridges -- Arch bridges -- Truss bridges -- Movable bridges -- Suspension and cable-stayed bridges.

Summary:

This visual sourcebook is an account of American bridge design, from familiar monuments to modest structures that offer eloquent statements of problems solved. It surveys American bridges from coast to coast in terms of four fundamental structural types (beam, arch, truss, and suspension) and the special category of movable bridges (swing, lift, and bascule), showing how similar structural ideas have been addressed by different designers, refined over time, and rendered in various building materials." "Nearly one thousand archival photographs, plans, drawings, and engravings, comprehensively captioned and with the Library of Congress call number for each image, make this book an invaluable reference for architects, engineers, preservationists, and everyone thrilled by a structural work of art.

ISBN:

0393731367
9780393731361

Subject:

Bridges United States Design and construction History.
Bridges United States History.
Ponts États-Unis Conception et construction Histoire.
Ponts États-Unis Histoire.
Bridges.
Bridges Design and construction.
United States.

Form/genre:

Optical disks.
Compact discs.
CD-ROMs.
History.

Added entries:

Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256415
Call No.: BIB 186780
Status: Available

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