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Bridges, canals & tunnels / by David Jacobs and Anthony E. Neville ; consultant, Robert M. Vogel.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rupp Collection TA23 .J3 1968
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobs, David, 1939-2023.
- Series:
- Smithsonian library.
- The Smithsonian library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil engineering--United States--History.
- Civil engineering.
- Inland water transportation--United States--History.
- Inland water transportation.
- Bridges--United States.
- Bridges.
- Physical Description:
- 159 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. in association with the Smithsonian Institution : distribution by Van Nostrand, c1968.
- Summary:
- This historical survey of bridges, tunnels and canals shows how the United States used these structures to solve transportation problems.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Heyday of the canals
- Timber spans and iron horses
- The importance of being level
- And then came steel
- The suspension spectacle
- Portfolio: the Brooklyn Bridge
- A great time for doing
- In the age of the automobile
- Appendix: Chronology, Mr. Beach's pneumatic secret, The essentials of bridge building, Cause for celebration, A history in song.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 152) and index.
- OCLC:
- 451346
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