Crossing the Hudson : historic bridges and tunnels of the river /

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Crossing the Hudson reveals the often multileveled stories of the river's bridges and tunnels, from timber arch and truss bridges on stone piers to long-span suspension and cantilevered bridges, railroad tunnels, and improvements in iron and steel technology, providing a history of where, why,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wolf, Donald E., 1927-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, ©2010.
Subjects:
Bridges > Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) > History.
Tunnels > Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) > History.
Tunnels > Hudson (N.Y. et N.J. : Fleuve) > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Bridges.
Bridges
Tunnels
United States > Hudson River
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Waterford, the first bridge
  • Steam and a bridge at Troy
  • Three railroad bridges at Albany
  • The last of the railroad bridges : Poughkeepsie and Castleton
  • The railroad tunnels
  • The Bear Mountain Bridge
  • The Holland and Lincoln tunnels
  • The George Washington Bridge
  • The Mid-Hudson Bridge
  • The Rip Van Winkle Bridge
  • The Tappan Zee Bridge
  • The Kingston-Rhineclliff Bridge
  • The Newburgh-Beacon bridges.

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