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Informationen zum Autor Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire. Klappentext This book chronicles the development of metal truss and related bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont from the 1860s to 1940: the various types and their inventors, historical changes in the highway and railroad networks that caused these bridges to be built, the rise of state bridge-building agencies, developments in the field of civil engineering, and preservation trends. While many notable metal bridges of the past are discussed in the context of these topics, the book's main focus is a detailed account of the remaining historic bridges. Zusammenfassung "This book chronicles the development of metal truss and related bridges in Maine! New Hampshire and Vermont from the 1860s to 1940. While many notable metal bridges of the past are discussed! the book's main focus is a detailed account of the remaining historic bridges"--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BRIDGES1. Northern New England's Early Bridges 2. The Advent of Iron and Steel Truss Bridge Designs 3. The Anatomy of a Bridge 4. Notable Bridge Types of Northern New England 5. The Life of a Bridge 6. Civil Engineering in Northern New England 7. Railroad Bridges 8. The Death of a Bridge 9. Preservation Efforts PART II: NOTABLE BRIDGE HISTORIES10. Vermont Bridges 11. New Hampshire Bridges 12. Maine Bridges 13. Interstate Bridges Appendix 1: Bridge Companies Represented in the Region Appendix 2: Vermont Historic Metal Highway Bridges Appendix 3: New Hampshire Historic Metal Highway Bridges Appendix 4: Maine Historic Metal Bridges Bibliography Index ...
