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The George Washington Bridge : Poetry in Steel.
Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 108 million vehicles crossing it in 2007. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this maje...
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Piscataway :
Rutgers University Press,
2008.
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| 520 | |a Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 108 million vehicles crossing it in 2007. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this majestic structure. Intimate and engaging, Michael Rocklands rich narrative presents perspectives on the GWB, as it is often called, that span history, architecture, engineering, transportation, design, the arts, politics, and even post-9/11 mentality. Stunning archival photos, from the late 1920s when. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction; Chapter 1: A Day on the G.W.B.; Chapter 2: The George and the Brooklyn: New Jersey and New York; Chapter 3: Othmar Ammann; Chapter 4: Building the Bridge; Chapter 5: The Accidental Icon; Chapter 6: "The Martha" and the Bus Station; Chapter 7: Dramas, Dangers, and Disasters; Chapter 8: The George Washington Bridge in Literature; Chapter 9: The George Washington Bridge in the Other Arts; Chapter 10: Life Along the Walkways; Chapter 11: The G.W.B. and Me; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author. | |
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