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Bridging the Strait : the story of the Confederation Bridge project /
June 1997 marked the opening of the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait and connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. The bridge, designed and built by the international consortium Strait Crossing, is one of the most innovative engineering projects undertaken in Canada....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Dundurn Press,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | June 1997 marked the opening of the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait and connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. The bridge, designed and built by the international consortium Strait Crossing, is one of the most innovative engineering projects undertaken in Canada. It is the longest bridge ever constructed over ice covered water and one of the longest continuous multi-span bridges in the world. Bridging the Strait describes the arduous trips taken by ice boats, ferries, steamers and ice breakers which have been the link to PEI. The author, Copthorne Macdonald, t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127). |
| ISBN: | 9781554881079 1554881072 9781459721371 1459721373 1281969605 9781281969606 9786611969608 6611969608 |