Covered Bridges In America

Author : Terry E. Miller,Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462914203

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America's Covered Bridges by Terry E. Miller,Ronald G. Knapp Pdf

As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time—not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.

Author : Fred J. Moll
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738592497

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Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges by Fred J. Moll Pdf

This book invites the reader to step back in time and imagine the days when ancestors traveled through wooden spans to reach their daily destinations. Starting in the early 1800s, Pennsylvania's rich forests provided natural material for the construction of more than 1,500 covered bridges across the state. The first covered bridge was built in 1805. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges looks at the earliest covered bridges as well as those that have survived modern progress. Images also show rare railroad covered bridges that have been saved from destruction over the years.

Author : Brian J. McKee
Publisher : American Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : PSU:000033932279

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Historic American Covered Bridges by Brian J. McKee Pdf

Among the featured bridges are two of the longest covered bridges left in the United States, the Medora and Williams bridges; Kentucky's Bennett Mill Bridge, the only surviving Wheeler truss bridge; and the Stark Bridge in New Hampshire, which provides one of the most picturesque scenes in America.

Author : Joseph D. Conwill
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0760318220

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Covered Bridges Across North America by Joseph D. Conwill Pdf

Few symbols of America's transportation past are as popular or evoke as much nostalgia as covered bridges. While several regional histories and guidebooks exist, no general history of the subject in America has been written in the past 20 years. This engaging historical chronology of covered bridges past and present and located across the United States celebrates a quickly vanishing touchstone of rural Americana. The author explains the origin of covered bridges beginning in 1805 before continuing through the "classic era" (1830-1920) and the structure's gradual downfall from 1950 to 1980. Along the way, readers learn of architectural styles and structural types, and discussions of their cultural significance in rural communities. The text is accompanied by color photography of centuries-old structures called from the author's 35-year-old collection, as well as by photos from state and regional archives.

Author : Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781611683851

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New England's Covered Bridges by Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans Pdf

A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states.

Author : Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110178394

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Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges by Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans Pdf

The result is a revised and expanded second edition, filled to the brim with color photographs and additional information about each of the 221 remaining covered bridges in the state."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Eric Sloane
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486425610

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American Barns and Covered Bridges by Eric Sloane Pdf

This lovingly written book presents reliable records of such vanishing forms of architecture as the American barn and covered bridge. Delightful anecdotes accompany accurate line drawings of barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a "top hat" barn in North Carolina, and more. Over 75 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Bill Cockrell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439636343

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Oregon's Covered Bridges by Bill Cockrell Pdf

Rugged individuals armed with hand tools, sweat, and ambition began building covered bridges in Oregon during the mid-1850s. These bridge builders often camped out at remote sites, living off the land or contracting with local farmers for food. Early owners of covered bridges financed construction by charging tolls—3¢ for a sheep, 5¢ for a horse and rider, and 10¢ for a team of horses and wagon. In the early 20th century, the state provided standard bridge and truss designs to each county, and most of the resulting structures incorporated the Howe truss. With the abundance of Douglas fir and the shortage of steel during the world wars, the construction of wooden covered bridges continued well into the 1950s, mainly in the Willamette Valley. During the 1920s, Oregon boasted more than 350 covered bridges.

Author : Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738544043

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Kentucky's Covered Bridges by Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen Pdf

Kentucky is well recognized for bourbon, bluegrass, and the Kentucky Derby. When thinking of covered bridges, the commonwealth is not the state that readily comes to mind. Many of Kentucky's covered bridges were built by such men as Wernwag, Bower, Carothers, Day, Stone, and Long, but many of the names were never recorded or have been lost to time. Kentucky once was home to the longest single-span wooden bridge in the world and to a covered bridge through which a Civil War battle was fought. Time, arson, progress, neglect, and misguided maintenance have spelled the demise of the majority of these structures. Readers of this volume might be surprised to learn that Kentucky once claimed more than 700 timbered tunnels and that over 50 of these survived well into the 1950s. Equally surprising, the commonwealth is still home to 13 of these structures.

Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738510521

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New Hampshire Covered Bridges by Glenn A. Knoblock Pdf

New Hampshire once had nearly four hundred covered bridges, most of which unfortunately are no longer in existence. Some of them were railroad bridges and, although often viewed as charming relics of the past, all of these bridges were actually vital links in New Hampshire's transportation system. Covered bridges were used to cross most of New Hampshire's large rivers, including the Connecticut, Merrimack, Mascoma, Contoocook, Pemigewasset, and Ashuelot. New Hampshire Covered Bridges is a photographic study of the state's enclosed wooden spans that date from as far back as 1827. The book contains rare photographs of historic bridges that no longer exist, as well as pictures of many that still stand today. The images are accompanied by detailed information about the design and construction of covered bridges and the men who built them. Each bridge has its own life story. Some have defied floods and hurricanes and still stand; others have fallen victim to nature or arson or the demands of modern transportation.

Author : Robert James Waller
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759521728

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The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Pdf

Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.

Author : Eric DeLony
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821220365

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Landmark American Bridges by Eric DeLony Pdf

Photographs of ninety-five of the most impressive bridges in the United States are presented chronologically, from pre-Civil War spans to today's suspension bridges

Author : Rosalie Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Bridges
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035197867

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Covered Bridges in America by Rosalie Wells Pdf

Author : Miriam F. Wood
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press (MI)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bridges
ISBN : 1882376994

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Covered Bridges of Ohio by Miriam F. Wood Pdf

A comprehensive chronological record of historical events and information on Ohio's wooden truss bridges lavishly illustrated with over 200 black-and-white photographs and drawings. Discusses the architecture, design, history, local lore and the location of hundreds of these hard-to-find and often endangered historical treasures. A fascinating glimpse into the past and a must for dedicated bridgers anywhere.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp,Terry E. Miller,Liu Jie
Publisher : Art Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1952461022

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China's Covered Bridges by Ronald G. Knapp,Terry E. Miller,Liu Jie Pdf

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