The George Washington Bridge : Poetry in Steel.

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rockland, Michael Aaron
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Bridges > New York (State) > New York > Design and construction > History.
Ponts > New York (État) > New York > Conception et construction > Histoire.
TRAVEL > United States > Northeast > Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
Bridges > Design and construction
George Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
George Washington Bridge (Fort Lee, N.J. et New York, N.Y.)
New York (State) > New York
New York (State) > New York > George Washington Bridge
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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