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Wilbur J. Watson



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Bridges serve a practical purpose, providing passage over rivers, valleys, roads, railroad tracks, and other obstacles to transportation. But many bridges are also works of art. This splendid archive by an expert on the history of bridges and civil engineering amply illustrates the art of good bridge design, as exemplified by ancient and modern constructions. Wilbur J. Watson's study ranges far and wide, and his text ? accompanied by 200 rare photographs and illustrations ? contains vivid descriptions of many of the Old and New World's finest bridges, as well as historical data, and considerable literary and legendary lore.
Bridges of all purposes and sizes are considered?from stone viaducts in Roman Iberia and Chinese masonry arches of the Han dynasty to the pontoon spans of Asia Minor and the modern steel and concrete suspension bridges in Geneva, Switzerland, and in New York. Here also are views of the Old London Bridge (1209), the Karlsbrücke in Prague, the imposing 14th-century Valentré bridge in Cahors, France, and scores more.
A fact-filled pictorial guide, this volume will be welcomed by students of engineering and architecture, and anyone who has ever marveled at the size and grandeur of a well-built bridge.



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The Edwin Natural Bridge, Utah
Primitive Timber Cantilever Bridge, Bhutan, Asia
Old Masonry Arch Bridge, Chung-King, China
Old Masonry Arch Bridge, P?t-shan, China
Old Masonry Slab Bridge, Hanchou, China
Primitive Timber Arch Bridge, Cashmere, Asia
Primitive Suspension Bridge, Sze-Chuan, China
Pontoon Bridge Across the Golden Horn, Constantinople
Caesar's Bridge over the Rhine
Ponte Rotto, Ancient Roman Bridge, Rome
Ponte Sisto, Ancient Roman Bridge, Rome
Ponte Quattro Capi. Ancient Roman Bridge, Rome
Ponte St. Angelo. Ancient Roman Bridge, Rome
Ponte Molle. Ancient Roman Bridge, Rome
Ponte di Augusto. Ancient Roman Bridge, Rimini, Italy
Pont du Gard. Roman Aqueduct Bridge, Nimes, France
Pont Flavien. Roman Memorial Bridge, St. Chamas, France
Trajan's Bridge over the River Tagus, Alcan'tara, Spain
Tower at Center of Alcan'tara Bridge
Roman Aqueduct Bridge. General View, Segovia, Spain
Roman Aqueduct Bridge, Segovia, Spain
Bridge of St. Benezet, Avignon, France
Valentré Bridge, Cahors, France
Medieval Bridge of Brick, Montauban, France
Old London Bridge, London, England
Puente de San Martin, Toledo, Spain
Puente de Alcan'tara, Toledo, Spain
Bridge over the River Minho, Orense, Spain
Ancient Bridge, Dolceacqua, Italy
Bridge of Martorelli, Barcelona, Spain
Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Kralsbrücke, Prague
Bridge over the Ticino, Pavia, Italy
Ponte della Pietra, Verona, Italy
Puente de Piedra, Zaragossa, Spain
Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy
The Twa Brigs O'Ayr, Ayr, Scotland
The Auld Brig O'Doon, Scotland
Old Masonry Bridge, Biddeford, England
Ponte di Rialto, Venice, Italy
Ponte di Sospire, Venice, Italy
Ponte della Trinità, Florence, Italy
Park Bridge, Chatsworth, England
Pont Neuf, Paris
Pont Royal, Paris
Pont St. Louis, Paris
Panorama of Bridges, Paris
Ponte di Mezzo, Pisa, Italy
The Old Bridge, Toulouse, France
Pont de la Concorde, Paris
Waterloo Bridge, London
New London Bridge as built, London
"The Old Bridge," Heidelberg
Pont y Pridd, Wales
Britannia Bridge, Wales
Pont de la Archeveche, Paris
Pont au Change, Paris
Pont D'Alma, Paris
Pont Alexandre III, Paris
Pont D'Auteuil, Paris
Séjourné Bridge over the Pedrouse, France
Bridge over the Petrusse, Luxemburg
Ponte Solferino, Pisa
Coulouvrenier Bridge, Geneva
Old Bridge over the Agout, Lavaur, France
New Bridge over the Agout, Lavaur, France
Hannibal Bridge over the Vulturne, Italy
The Edward the Seventh Bridge, Kew, England
Pont Antoinette, Tarn, France
Railroad Masonry Arch, Vorailberg, Austria
Railway Bridge over the Loire, Orleans, France
Railway Bridge over the Moselle, Lorraine
The Frederic August Bridge, Plauen
Bridge over the Tajo, Ronda, Spain
"High Bridge," New York
Cabin John Arch, Washington, D.C.
Memorial Bridge over the Connecticut River, Hartford, Connecticut
Masonry Bridge over Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Stone Masonry Bridges, Elyria, Ohio
Stone Masonry Bridges, Berea, Ohio
Masonry Bridge in Rockefeller Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio
Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge, Rome, Italy
Covered Timber Bridge over Muskingum River, Zanesville, Ohio
Southwark Bridge, London, England
Westminster Bridge, London, England
El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria
Eads Bridge over the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri
Whipple Truss Bridge, United States
Washington Bridge, New York, N.Y.
Garabit Viaduct, France
Steel Arch Bridge over the Rhine, Bonn, Germany
Steel Arch Bridge over the Aar, Berne, Switzerland
Steel Arch Bridge over the Rhine, Rudesheim, Germany
Steel Arch Bridge over the Rhine, Cologne, Germany
Steel Arch Bridge over the Niagara River, Niagara Falls, New York
Hell Gate Bridge, New York, N.Y.
Longfellow Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts
Railway Bridge over Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Steel Arch Bridge, Cleveland, Ohio
Steel Arch Bridge, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Steel Arch Bridge, Worms, Germany
Fortieth Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Old Suspension Bridge, Newburyport, Mass.
Telford's Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales
Kettenbrücke, Budapest, Hungary
Elizabeth Bridge, Budapest, Hungary
Roebling's Brooklyn Bridge, New York, N.Y.
The Williamsburg Bridge, New York, N.Y.
The Manhattan Bridge, New York, N.Y.
Delaware River Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recent Suspension Bridge, Cologne, Germany
Seventh Avenue Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Queensboro Bridge, New York, N.Y.
Forth Bridge, Scotland
St. Lawrence River Bridge, Quebec, Canada
Cantilever Bridge over the Mississippi River, Thebes, Illinois
Bridge over Street, London
Railway Bridge over the Hudson River, Castleton, New York
Bridge, B. & O. R. R., Havre de Grave, Maryland
Bridge over the Rhine, Mayence, Germany
Steel Railway Bridge over the Rhine, Cologne, Germany
Bridge over the Rhine, Coblenz, Germany
Railway Bridge over East 30th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Connecticut Avenue Bridge, Washington, D.C.
Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rocky River Bridge, Cleveland, Ohio
Cherry Street Bridge, Toledo, Ohio
Concrete Highway Bridge, Allentown, Pennsylvania
King Avenue Bridge, Columbus, Ohio
Third Street Bridge, Columbis, Ohio
Broad Street Bridge, Columbus, Ohio
Concrete Highway Bridge, Willoughby, Ohio
Concrete Railway Bridge, Willoughby, Ohio
Mayo's Bridge over the James River, Richmond, Virginia
Concrete Viaduct over the Cuyahoga River, Akron, Ohio
Railroad Bridge over the Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Island Park Bridge, Dayton, Ohio
Long Span Concrete Bridge Across the Seine, Paris
Concrete Viaduct on D., L. & W. R. R., Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Concrete Viaduct on D., L. & W. R. R., Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
Washington Street Memorial Bridge, Wilmington, Delaware
Q Street Bridge over Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
Bridge over the Monongahela River, Fairmont, West Virginia
Cabrillo Bridge, San Diego, California
Cappelen Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Robert Street Bridge over the Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota
Bridge over Merrimac River, Haverhill, Massachusetts
Pont Butin, Geneva, Switzerland
Pont de Malling, Lorraine
Ponte Cavour, Rome
Ponte Umberto, Rome
Westchester County Park Bridge, Scarsdale, N…

Titel
Great Bridges
Untertitel
From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century
EAN
0800759138982
ISBN
978-0-486-13898-5
Format
E-Book (epub)
Genre
Veröffentlichung
19.02.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
58.12 MB
Anzahl Seiten
288
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch